1864 Kiama colonial by-election explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]
26 April 1864	Nominations
29 April 1864	Polling day
6 May 1864	Return of writ

Results

Samuel Gray resigned.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889) . 527 . Yes . 23 June 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Kiama . . 74 . 13 April 1864 . 22 October 2019 . 885 . Trove.