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{{short description|election result for Gwydir, New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Short description|By-election in New South Wales, Australia}}
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A by-election was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] electorate of [[Electoral district of Gwydir|Gwydir]] on 29 June and 20 July 1865 as a result of the Committee on Elections and Qualifications declaring that the seat of [[Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar|Thomas Dangar]] was vacant because he had an office of profit under the Crown.<ref name="Twomey 2004">{{cite book |first1=Anne |last1=Twomey |title=The Constitution of New South Wales |year=2004 |publisher=Federation Press |isbn=9781862875166 |pages=[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA415#v=onepage&q&f=false 415–6] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA415#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=22 September 2020}}</ref>
A by-election was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] electorate of [[Electoral district of Gwydir|Gwydir]] on 29 June and 20 July 1865 as a result of the Committee on Elections and Qualifications declaring that the seat of [[Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar|Thomas Dangar]] was vacant because he had an office of profit under the Crown.<ref name="Twomey 2004">{{cite book |first1=Anne |last1=Twomey |author-link=Anne Twomey (academic) |title=The Constitution of New South Wales |year=2004 |publisher=Federation Press |isbn=9781862875166 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA415 415–6] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA415 |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>


Dangar was elected at the [[Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election#The Gwydir|1865 election for the Gwydir]] in unusual circumstances. Dangar had been appointed the returning officer but was persuaded to stand for the seat, resulting in a delay of a month before the poll could be held.<ref name="Green 1865">{{cite NSW election |title=1865 The Gwydir |year=1864-5 |district=Gwydir |accessdate=2020-09-22}}</ref> Dangar had a contract with the Government to carry the mail on the Barwon and Namoi rivers and this was held to be an office of profit and thus disqualified him from being a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Dangar was elected at the [[Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election#The Gwydir|1865 election for the Gwydir]] in unusual circumstances. Dangar had been appointed the returning officer but was persuaded to stand for the seat, resulting in a delay of a month before the poll could be held.<ref name="G1865">{{cite NSW election |title=1865 The Gwydir |year=1864-5 |district=Gwydir |access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref> Dangar had a contract with the Government to carry the mail on the Barwon and Namoi rivers and this was held to be an office of profit and thus disqualified him from being a member of the Legislative Assembly.


==Dates==
==Dates==
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! Date !! Event
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| 15 April 1865
| 15 April 1865
| Petition lodged by John Single.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225850464 |title=Petition: The Gwydir |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=70 |date=19 April 1865 |accessdate=22 September 2020 |pages=847-8 |via=Trove}}</ref>
| Petition lodged by John Single.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225850464 |title=Petition: The Gwydir |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=70 |date=19 April 1865 |access-date=22 September 2020 |pages=847–8 |via=Trove}}</ref>
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| 25 April 1865
| 25 April 1865
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| 27 May 1865
| 27 May 1865
| [[Writ of election]] issued by the [[Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Writ">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225851489 |title=Writs of election: Gwydir |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=104 |date=8 February 1865 |accessdate=2020-09-22 |page=1131 |via=Trove}}</ref>
| [[Writ of election]] issued by the [[Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Writ">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225851489 |title=Writs of election: Gwydir |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=104 |date=8 February 1865 |access-date=2020-09-22 |page=1131 |via=Trove}}</ref>
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| 15 June 1865
| 15 June 1865
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==Polling places==
==Polling places==
{{hlist|[[Wee Waa]]|[[Warialda]]|[[Bingara, New South Wales|Bingera]]|[[Moree, New South Wales|Moree]]|[[Millie, New South Wales|"Millie Inn"]]|[[Narrabri]]|Muckerawa|[[Brewarrina, New South Wales|Breewarina]]|Collymongool near [[Collarenebri]]|[[Coonabarabran|Coonabarrabran]]|Drilldool Reserve|[[Walgett]] or Warrena Reserve.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225851829 |title=Gwydir electortate: polling places |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=118 |date=13 June 1865 |accessdate=22 September 2020 |page=1244 |via=Trove}}</ref>}}
{{hlist|[[Wee Waa]]|[[Warialda]]|[[Bingara, New South Wales|Bingera]]|[[Moree, New South Wales|Moree]]|[[Millie, New South Wales|"Millie Inn"]]|[[Narrabri]]|Muckerawa|[[Brewarrina, New South Wales|Breewarina]]|Collymongool near [[Collarenebri]]|[[Coonabarabran|Coonabarrabran]]|Drilldool Reserve|[[Walgett]] or Warrena Reserve.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225851829 |title=Gwydir electortate: polling places |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=118 |date=13 June 1865 |access-date=22 September 2020 |page=1244 |via=Trove}}</ref>}}
{{hlist|4 additional polling places were added late|[[Yetman, New South Wales|Yetman]]|<!-- Welbondongah Station? -->Welbudunga near [[Callandoon, Queensland|Calandoon]]|[[Mungindi|Mogindie]]|"Gideon's Inn" at [[Yarranbah, New South Wales|Yarranbah]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225851999 |title=The Gwydir: polling places |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=122 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 June 1865 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |page=1277 |via=Trove}}</ref>}}
{{hlist|4 additional polling places were added late|[[Yetman, New South Wales|Yetman]]|<!-- Welbondongah Station? -->Welbudunga near [[Callandoon, Queensland|Calandoon]]|[[Mungindi|Mogindie]]|"Gideon's Inn" at [[Yarranbah, New South Wales|Yarranbah]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225851999 |title=The Gwydir: polling places |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=122 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 June 1865 |access-date=23 September 2020 |page=1277 |via=Trove}}</ref>}}


Polling did not occur at the late added polling places until 20 July.<ref name="Mercury poll">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18704897 |title=The Gwydir election |newspaper=[[The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser]] |date=11 July 1865 |accessdate=22 September 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove}}</ref>
Polling did not occur at the late added polling places until 20 July.<ref name="Mercury poll">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18704897 |title=The Gwydir election |newspaper=[[The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser]] |date=11 July 1865 |access-date=22 September 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove}}</ref>


==Result==
==Result==
{{Election box begin no party no change AU
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|title=<includeonly>[[1865 Gwydir colonial by-election|</includeonly>1865 Gwydir by-election<includeonly>]]</includeonly><br>Thursday 29 June and Thursday 20 July{{hsp}}<ref name="SMH final">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13117155 |title=Gwydir election: final state of the poll |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=8 August 1865 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove}}</ref>{{refn|name=Green|{{cite NSW election |title=1865 Gwydir by-election |year=1864-5 |district=Gwydir_1 |accessdate=2020-09-22}}{{efn|The New South Wales Election Results database,<ref name="Green"/> is incomplete as it is based on the report of [[The Maitland Mercury]] of 11 July 1865 which did not include returns from 5 polling places, Bingera, Gideon's Inn, Mugundie, Wellbedunga and Yetman.<ref name="Mercury poll"/>}}}}
|title=<includeonly>[[1865 Gwydir colonial by-election|</includeonly>1865 Gwydir by-election<includeonly>]]</includeonly><br>Thursday 29 June and Thursday 20 July{{hsp}}<ref name="SMH final">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13117155 |title=Gwydir election: final state of the poll |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=8 August 1865 |access-date=23 September 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove}}</ref>{{refn|name=Green|{{cite NSW election |title=1865 Gwydir by-election |year=1864-5 |district=Gwydir_1 |access-date=2020-09-22}}{{efn|The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of [[The Maitland Mercury]] of 11 July 1865 which did not include returns from 5 polling places, Bingera, Gideon's Inn, Mugundie, Wellbedunga and Yetman.<ref name="Mercury poll"/>}}}}
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
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|candidate = [[Thomas Dangar|Thomas Dangar Sr]]{{hsp}}{{efn|The proposer intended to refer to [[Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar]] but was not aware he had more than one name and the nomination was recorded as being of his step father [[Thomas Dangar|Thomas Dangar Sr]], the former member for the [[Electoral district of Upper Hunter|Upper Hunter]].<ref name="Nomination">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18705128 |title=Nomination for the Gwydir |newspaper=[[The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser]] |date=27 June 1865 |accessdate=22 September 2020 |page=3 |via=Trove}}</ref>}}
|candidate = [[Thomas Dangar|Thomas Dangar Sr]]{{hsp}}{{efn|The proposer intended to refer to [[Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar]] but was not aware he had more than one name and the nomination was recorded as being of his step father [[Thomas Dangar|Thomas Dangar Sr]], the former member for the [[Electoral district of Upper Hunter|Upper Hunter]].<ref name="Nomination">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18705128 |title=Nomination for the Gwydir |newspaper=[[The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser]] |date=27 June 1865 |access-date=22 September 2020 |page=3 |via=Trove}}</ref>}}
|votes = 1
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.2
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|percentage = 36.3
|percentage = 36.3
}}
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}<includeonly>
<includeonly>The election of [[Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar|Thomas Dangar]] was declared void by the Committee on Elections and Qualifications because he had a contract to carry mail, which was an office of profit under the Crown.{{refn|name=Green}}</includeonly><noinclude>It was a comfortable victory for Dangar, with his margin over Single increasing from 53 votes to 81 votes.<ref name="SMH final"/></noinclude>
The election of [[Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar|Thomas Dangar]] was declared void by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications because he had a contract to carry mail, which was an office of profit under the Crown.{{refn|name=Green}}</includeonly><noinclude>It was a comfortable victory for Dangar, with his margin over Single increasing from 53 votes to 81 votes.<ref name="SMH final"/></noinclude>


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}
{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}


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[[Category:1865 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:1865 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:New South Wales state by-elections]]
[[Category:New South Wales state by-elections]]

Latest revision as of 10:16, 14 June 2021

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gwydir on 29 June and 20 July 1865 as a result of the Committee on Elections and Qualifications declaring that the seat of Thomas Dangar was vacant because he had an office of profit under the Crown.[1]

Dangar was elected at the 1865 election for the Gwydir in unusual circumstances. Dangar had been appointed the returning officer but was persuaded to stand for the seat, resulting in a delay of a month before the poll could be held.[2] Dangar had a contract with the Government to carry the mail on the Barwon and Namoi rivers and this was held to be an office of profit and thus disqualified him from being a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Dates

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Date Event
24 January 1865 Election for the Gwydir.
15 April 1865 Petition lodged by John Single.[3]
25 April 1865 Petition referred to the Committee on Elections and Qualifications.
25 May 1865 The Committee on Elections and Qualifications declared that the election of Thomas Dangar was null and void.
27 May 1865 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
15 June 1865 Nominations at Wee Waa.[5]
29 June 1865 Polling day
28 July 1865 Return of writ

Polling places

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Polling did not occur at the late added polling places until 20 July.[8]

Result

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1865 Gwydir by-election
Thursday 29 June and Thursday 20 July [9][10]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Dangar (re-elected) 246 59.7
John Single 165 40.0
Thomas Dangar Sr [b] 1 0.2
Total formal votes 412 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 412 36.3

It was a comfortable victory for Dangar, with his margin over Single increasing from 53 votes to 81 votes.[9]

See also

[edit]

Notes

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  1. ^ The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 11 July 1865 which did not include returns from 5 polling places, Bingera, Gideon's Inn, Mugundie, Wellbedunga and Yetman.[8]
  2. ^ The proposer intended to refer to Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar but was not aware he had more than one name and the nomination was recorded as being of his step father Thomas Dangar Sr, the former member for the Upper Hunter.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 415–6. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1865 The Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Petition: The Gwydir". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 70. 19 April 1865. pp. 847–8. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Writs of election: Gwydir". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 104. 8 February 1865. p. 1131. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ a b "Nomination for the Gwydir". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 27 June 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Gwydir electortate: polling places". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 118. 13 June 1865. p. 1244. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "The Gwydir: polling places". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 122. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1865. p. 1277. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ a b "The Gwydir election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 11 July 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ^ a b "Gwydir election: final state of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1865. p. 5. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1865 Gwydir by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2020.[a]
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