1863 Tumut colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Tumut on 16 November 1863. The by-election was triggered because of the resignation of Charles Cowper Jr.[1] James Martin had replaced Charles Cowper Sr as Premier, establishing his first ministry,[2] and Cowper Jr. resigned his seat to successfully challenge Martin at the Orange by-election.[3]

Dates
DateEvent
16 October 1863 James Martin appointed Premier and Attorney-General.[2]
24 October 1863 Charles Cowper Jr. resigned his seat.[1]
27 October 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
10 November 1863 Nominations
16 November 1863 Polling day
1 December 1863 Return of writ

Result
1863 The Tumut by-election
Monday 16 November [5]
Candidate Votes %
James Martin (elected) 393 72.2
C D O'Connell 151 27.8
Total formal votes 544 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 544 54.0

See also

References
  1. "Mr Charles Cowper (2) (1834-1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. Green, Antony. "1863 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. "Writ of election: The Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 212. 27 October 1863. p. 2351. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1863 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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