1867 Orange colonial by-election
# 1867 Orange colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 3 July 1867 because William Forlonge was insolvent and resigned his seat.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 12 June 1867 | William Forlonge declared insolvent, and resigned. |
| 12 February 1867 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 1 July 1867 | Nominations |
| 3 July 1867 | Polling day |
| 10 July 1867 | Return of writ |

## Results

1867 Orange by-election Wednesday 3 July :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| George McKay (elected) | George McKay (elected) | 369 | 58.1 |
| Mr Webb | Mr Webb | 238 | 37.5 |
| Charles Flide | Charles Flide | 28 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 635 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 635 | 49.1 |
