1867 Orange colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 3 July 1867 due to the resignation of sitting member William Forlonge.[1]

Dates
Date Event
12 June 1867 William Forlonge resigned.[1]
12 February 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
1 July 1867 Nominations
3 July 1867 Polling day
10 July 1867 Return of writ

Results
1867 Orange by-election [3]
Candidate Votes %
George McKay 369 58.1
Mr Webb [lower-alpha 1] 238 37.5
Charles Flide 28 4.4
Total formal votes 635 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 635 49.11
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See also

Notes
  1. Mr Webb is described as a "Bathurst shopkeeper, with the support of the Wesleyan body".[4]

References
  1. "Mr William Forlonge (1811-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Orange". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 18 June 1867. p. 1475. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1867 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. "Great public meeting at Bathurst". The Empire. 3 July 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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