A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
electorate of
The Glebe on 17 February 1865 because
Thomas Smart had been appointed
Colonial Treasurer in the
fourth Cowper ministry.
Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion a poll was required in
East Sydney (
Charles Cowper
Sir Charles Cowper (), (26 April 1807 – 19 October 1875) was an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales on five occasions from 1856 to 1870.
Cowper did useful work but does not rank among the more distinguished Australian ...
), The Glebe and
West Sydney (
John Darvall
Sir John Bayley Darvall (19 November 1809 – 28 December 1883) was an Australian barrister, politician and beneficiary of slavery. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1844 and 1856 and again between 1861 and 1863 ...
and
John Robertson John, Jon, or Jonathan Robertson may refer to:
Politicians United Kingdom politicians
* J. M. Robertson (John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856–1933), British journalist and Liberal MP for Tyneside 1906–1918
*John Robertson (Bothwell MP) (1867–1926) ...
). Each minister was comfortably re-elected. Only
The Paterson (
William Arnold) was uncontested.
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.
Dates
Result
Thomas Smart was appointed Colonial Treasurer in the fourth Cowper ministry.
See also
*
List of New South Wales state by-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies.
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References
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1865 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1860s in New South Wales