1863 Tumut colonial by-election

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.^[1] James Martin had replaced Charles Cowper Sr as Premier, establishing his first ministry,^[2] and Cowper Jr. resigned his seat to successfully challenge Martin at the Orange by-election.^[3]

Dates

Date	Event
16 October 1863	James Martin appointed Premier and Attorney-General.[2]
24 October 1863	Charles Cowper Jr. resigned his seat.[1]
27 October 1863	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
10 November 1863	Nominations
16 November 1863	Polling day
1 December 1863	Return of writ

Result

1863 The Tumut by-election
Monday 16 November ^[5]

Candidate		Votes	%
James Martin (elected)		393	72.2
C D O'Connell		151	27.8
Total formal votes		544	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		544	54.0

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Charles Cowper (2) (1834-1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
3. Green, Antony. "1863 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
4. "Writ of election: The Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 212. 27 October 1863. p. 2351. Retrieved 27 December 2020 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1863 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 December 2020.