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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 4 November 1863. The by-election was triggered because James Martin had replaced Charles Cowper as Premier, establishing his first ministry. While the title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, it was not a formal position until 1920 and the Premier also held a formal position in the cabinet, in Martin's case this position was Attorney-General. Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion, Peter Faucett (Yass), William Forster (East Sydney) and Arthur Holroyd (Parramatta) were unopposed. The two other ministers, Geoffrey Eagar (West Sydney) and Bowie Wilson (Goldfields South) were easily re-elected, with more than 90% of the vote.

Charles Cowper's son, Charles Cowper Jr., was also a member of parliament and resigned from The Tumut to challenge Martin at the by-election.

Dates

Results

Aftermath

While defeated, Martin promptly returned to parliament, winning the by-election for The Tumut, the seat vacated by Charles Cowper Jr. In 1864 Cowper stated that his health prevented him from re-contesting Orange, however he was nominated for The Tumut and again defeated Martin.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
2. ^ "Writ of election: Orange". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 204. 21 October 1863. p. 2289. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1860-1864 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
4. "Editorial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1863 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
6. Green, Antony. "1863 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
7. Green, Antony. "1864-1865 The Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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