1862 New England colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of New England on 28 June 1862 because George Markham resigned, to be appointed superintendent for the southern district in the establishment of the Police Force.

Dates

Date	Event
13 February 1862	George Markham resigned.
19 February 1862	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
19 March 1862	Nominations at Armidale.
2 April 1862	Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.
16 April 1862	Return of writ

Candidates

Alfred Hayles was a one time candidate, a gold miner from Rocky River.

James Husband was a solicitor in Sydney and this was the only occasion on which he stood for election

Robert Forster was a solicitor in Armidale.

Thomas Rusden was a squatter in the Glen Innes region and a former member for Member for New England and Macleay.

Result

**1862 New England by-election**
Saturday 28 June
Candidate	Votes	%
Robert Forster (elected)	353	46.7
Thomas Rusden	313	41.5
Alfred Hayles	56	7.4
James Husband	33	4.4
Total formal votes	755	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	755	47.1

References

^ "Mr George Markham (1822-1864)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
"Appointments: New South Wales Police Force". New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime. No. 1. 5 March 1862. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Trove.
"Writ of election: New England". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 43. 24 February 1862. p. 441. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Trove.
"The electorate of New England". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1862. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1862 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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