1870 Kiama colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 13 June 1864 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 [4]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes 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.[5]

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 National Library of Australia.
  4. Green, Antony. "1870 results Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. 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.
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