A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 3 July 1867 because William Forlonge was insolvent and resigned his seat.[1]
Date | Event |
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12 June 1867 | William Forlonge declared insolvent,[2] and resigned.[1] |
12 February 1867 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
1 July 1867 | Nominations |
3 July 1867 | Polling day |
10 July 1867 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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George McKay (elected) | 369 | 58.1 | |
Mr Webb [a] | 238 | 37.5 | |
Charles Flide | 28 | 4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 635 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 635 | 49.1 |