A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 29 April 1864 because of the resignation of Samuel Gray to attend to his business interests. [1]
Date | Event |
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2 April 1864 | Samuel Gray resigned. [1] |
13 April 1864 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2] |
26 April 1864 | Nominations |
29 April 1864 | Polling day |
6 May 1864 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Henry Parkes (elected) | 495 | 60.1 | |
George Hamilton | 329 | 39.9 | |
Total formal votes | 824 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 824 | 67.7 |