1863 Tumut colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia June 2021 June 2021 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.Mr Charles Cowper (2) (1834-1911) 677 Yes 21 May 2019 James Martin had replaced Charles Cowper Sr as Premier, establishing his first ministry,Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886) 501 Yes 16 October 2011 and Cowper Jr. resigned his seat to successfully challenge Martin at the Orange by-election.1863 Orange by-election 1860 Orange_1 2020-11-07 Dates Date Event 16 October 1863 James Martin appointed Premier and Attorney-General. 24 October 1863 Charles Cowper Jr. resigned his seat. 27 October 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225836548 Writ of election: The Tumut New South Wales Government Gazette 212 27 October 1863 2020-12-27 2351 Trove 10 November 1863 Nominations 16 November 1863 Polling day 1 December 1863 Return of writ Result 1863 The Tumut by-electionMonday 16 November1863 The Tumut by-election 1860 Tumut_2 2020-12-27 James Martin (elected) 393 72.2 C D O'Connell 151 27.8 544 100.0 0 0.0 544 54.0 Charles Cowper Jr. had resigned his seat to successfully challenge James Martin at the Orange by-election. See also Electoral results for the district of Tumut List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1863 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales