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1865 Glebe colonial by-election
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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 Glebe on 17 February 1865 because Thomas Smart had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the fourth Cowper ministry.357 Mr Thomas Ware Smart (1810-1881) Yes 21 April 2019 Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion a poll was required in East Sydney (Charles Cowper), The Glebe and West Sydney (John Darvall and John Robertson). Each minister was comfortably re-elected. Only The Paterson (William Arnold) was uncontested.1865 to 1869 by-elections 1864-5 ByElections 7 September 2020
Daniel Dalgleish was a former member for West Sydney who was defeated at the election on 24 November 1864. He was then an unsuccessful candidate at the elections for The Glebe (29 November 1864) and Goldfields South (10 January 1865). The day after his loss here, Dalgelish was again unsuccessful at the West Sydney by-election (18 February 1865), which was the final occasion on which he stood for parliament.Index to Candidates: Croal to Darby CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex14 7 September 2020
Dates
Date Event 3 February 1865 Fourth Cowper ministry appointed.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225848309 Appointment of ministers New South Wales Government Gazette 24 New South Wales, Australia 3 February 1865 7 September 2020 323 Trove 8 February 1865 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225848413 Writs of election: Glebe New South Wales Government Gazette 26 8 February 1865 7 September 2020 345 Trove 15 February 1865 Nominations 17 February 1865 Polling day 21 February 1865 Return of writ
Result
[[1865 Glebe colonial by-election|1865 The Glebe by-election]]Friday 17 February1865 The Glebe by-election 1864-5 Glebe_1 7 September 2020
Thomas Smart (re-elected)
592
61.3
Daniel Dalgleish
374
38.7
966
100.0
0
0.0
966
48.3
Thomas Smart was appointed Colonial Treasurer in the fourth Cowper ministry.
See also
exist Electoral results for the district of Glebe * Electoral results for the district of Glebe
List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
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