1862 New England 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 New England on 28 June 1862 because George Markham resigned,Mr George Markham (1822-1864) 521 Yes 22 May 2019 to be appointed superintendent for the southern district in the establishment of the Police Force.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article252046411 Appointments: New South Wales Police Force New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime 1 5 March 1862 19 June 2021 1–2 Trove Dates Date Event 13 February 1862 George Markham resigned. 19 February 1862 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225230674 Writ of election: New England New South Wales Government Gazette 43 24 February 1862 2021-06-19 441 Trove 19 March 1862 Nominations at Armidale.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13226356 The electorate of New England The Sydney Morning Herald 26 March 1862 19 June 2021 5 Trove 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-electionSaturday 28 June1862 New England by-election 1860 New England_1 17 November 2019 Robert Forster (elected) 353 46.7 Thomas Rusden 313 41.5 Alfred Hayles 56 7.4 James Husband 33 4.4 755 100.0 0 0.0 755 47.1 George Markham resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of New England List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1862 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales Category:June 1862 in Australia