1862 Orange colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 28 June 1862 following the resignation of sitting member John Peisley.[1]

Dates
Date Event
10 June 1862 John Peisley resigned.[1]
12 June 1862 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
25 June 1862 Nominations
28 June 1862 Polling day
5 July 1862 Return of writ

Results
1862 Orange by-election
Saturday 28 June [3]
Candidate Votes %
James Martin (elected) 177 67.6
William Forlonge 85 32.4
Total formal votes 262 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 262 35.9

See also

References
  1. "Mr John Peisley (1805-1871)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Orange". New South Wales Government Gazette (103). 14 June 1862. p. 1090. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1862 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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