1861 Yass Plains colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Yass Plains on 15 August 1861 because of the resignation of Henry O'Brien due to ill health.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
16 July 1861	Henry O'Brien resigned.[1]
25 July 1861	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
15 August 1861	Nominations
22 August 1861	Polling day
2 September 1861	Return of writ

Result

1861 Yass Plains by-election
Thursday 15 August ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Peter Faucett (elected)		unopposed

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Yass Plains
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Henry O'Brien (1793-1866)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Yass Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 184. 31 July 1861. p. 1638. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1861 Yass Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 June 2021.