1862 New England colonial by-election
# 1862 New England colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of New England on 28 June 1862 because George Markham resigned, to be appointed superintendent for the southern district in the establishment of the Police Force.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 13 February 1862 | George Markham resigned. |
| 19 February 1862 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 19 March 1862 | Nominations at Armidale. |
| 2 April 1862 | Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm. |
| 16 April 1862 | Return of writ |

## Candidates

* Alfred Hayles was a one time candidate, a gold miner from Rocky River.
* James Husband was a solicitor in Sydney and this was the only occasion on which he stood for election
* Robert Forster was a solicitor in Armidale.
* Thomas Rusden was a squatter in the Glen Innes region and a former member for Member for New England and Macleay.

## Result

1862 New England by-election Saturday 28 June :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Robert Forster (elected) | Robert Forster (elected) | 353 | 46.7 |
| Thomas Rusden | Thomas Rusden | 313 | 41.5 |
| Alfred Hayles | Alfred Hayles | 56 | 7.4 |
| James Husband | James Husband | 33 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 755 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 755 | 47.1 |
