1864 Kiama colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 29 April 1864 because of the resignation of Samuel Gray to attend to his business interests.

Dates

Date	Event
2 April 1864	Samuel Gray resigned.
13 April 1864	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
26 April 1864	Nominations
29 April 1864	Polling day
6 May 1864	Return of writ

Results

**1864 Kiama by-election**
Friday 29 April
Candidate	Votes	%
Henry Parkes (elected)	495	60.1
George Hamilton	329	39.9
Total formal votes	824	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	824	67.7

References

^ "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
"Writ of election: Kiama". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 74. 13 April 1864. p. 885. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1864 results Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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