A by-election was held in the
New South Wales
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state
electoral district of
Monara, also called Monaro, on 30 March 1865. No poll was required as
William Grahame was the only candidate nominated.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of
James Martin. At the
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election, Martin had been defeated at elections for
East Sydney (22 November),
Tumut
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(10 December) and
Wellington
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(21 December), before being elected to both Monara (24 December) and
The Lachlan (28 December). Martin chose to resign from Monara.
Dates
Result
James Martin had been elected to 2 seats and resigned from Monara to represent The Lachlan.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Monaro
Monaro, also known as Maneroo (1856–58), Monara (1858–1879) and Manaro (1894–1904), an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
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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
New South Wales state by-elections
1860s in New South Wales
1865 elections in Australia
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