1864 Kiama colonial by-election
# 1864 Kiama colonial by-election

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.

## 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. |
| 26 April 1864 | Nominations |
| 29 April 1864 | Polling day |
| 6 May 1864 | Return of writ |

## Results

1864 Kiama by-election Friday 29 April :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Henry Parkes (elected) | Henry Parkes (elected) | 495 | 60.1 |
| George Hamilton | George Hamilton | 329 | 39.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 824 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 824 | 67.7 |
