1870 Kiama colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 3 November 1870 because of the resignation of Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties following the failure of his importing venture.[1]

Dates
Date Event
14 October 1870 Henry Parkes resigned.[2]
20 October 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
31 October 1870 Nominations
3 November 1870 Polling day
15 November 1870 Return of writ

Results
1870 Kiama by-election
Thursday 3 November [4]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (re-elected) 472 58.0
Samuel Gray 342 42.0
Total formal votes 824 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 824 67.7

Aftermath

Parkes return to parliament was short lived as he was subsequently forced into bankruptcy in December 1870, forcing another by-election.[1]

See also

References
  1. Martin, A W. "Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–96)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 January 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Kiama". New South Wales Government Gazette (254). 20 October 1870. p. 2286. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1870 Kiama by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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