Candidates of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 22 November 1864 to 10 January 1865.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members David Bell MLA (Camden) James Buchanan MLA (Goldfields North) Edward Close MLA (Morpeth) William Dalley MLA (Carcoar) Joseph Harpur MLA (Patrick's Plains) Robert Haworth MLA (Illawarra) Thomas Holt MLA (Newtown) Clark Irving MLA (Clarence) Henry Milford MLA (Braidwood) William Redman MLA (Queanbeyan) John Ryan MLA (Lachlan) Richard Sadleir MLA (Lower Hunter) Isaac Shepherd MLA (St Leonards) Robert Stewart MLA (East Sydney) Elias Weekes MLA (West Maitland)

Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

ElectorateSuccessful candidatesUnsuccessful candidatesTuesday 22 November 1864East Sydney John Caldwell Charles Cowper James Hart James Neale William Cover Richard Dransfield Thomas Duigan William Forster Robert Isaacs James MartinWednesday 23 November 1864Paddington John Sutherland Henry MortThursday 24 November 1864Parramatta James Byrnes James Farnell Frederick Birmingham Arthur Holroyd John LackeyWest Sydney John Darvall Samuel Joseph John Lang John Robertson Daniel Dalgleish Geoffrey Eagar William Love James MurphyWindsor William Walker George PittSaturday 26 November 1864Central Cumberland John Hay Allan Macpherson James Atkinson John Laycock George OakesTuesday 29 November 1864Glebe Thomas Smart Daniel DalgleishHawkesbury James Cunneen William Piddington Wednesday 7 December 1864Canterbury John Lucas James Oatley John Beer William Forster Samuel Lyons Edward Raper Tertius Rider William RobertsGoulburn Maurice Alexander Phillip Dignam Henry SibleyNewtown Stephen Brown St Leonards William Tunks Edward SayersThursday 8 December 1864Hartley John Lucas Andrew BrownLower Hunter Robert Wisdom Archibald JacobWilliams Marshall Burdekin William Allen Frederick Manton J WestFriday 9 December 1864Hunter John Burns Patrick's Plains Bowie Wilson John WallerSaturday 10 December 1864Illawarra Patrick Osborne John StewartNepean James Ryan William Cover George Sanders Thomas ShepherdTumut Charles Cowper Jr. James MartinTuesday 13 December 1864Braidwood Joshua Josephson Michael O'HaireMorpeth James Campbell John KeatingWest Maitland Benjamin Lee Peter Green Andrew Liddell George RochesterWollombi Joseph Eckford Lyall ScottWednesday 14 December 1864Paterson William Arnold Geoffrey EagarThursday 15 December 1864Camden John Morrice Richard Roberts Henry Badgery Augustus MorrisUpper Hunter James White Thomas DangarFriday 16 December 1864Argyle Phillip Dignam Samuel EmmanuelEast Maitland Alexander Dodds Saturday 17 December 1864Narellan John Hurley Joseph LearyOrange William Forlonge Queanbeyan Leopold De Salis Charles Campbell Abraham LevyTuesday 20 December 1864Kiama Henry Parkes Samuel CharlesYass Plains Peter Faucett William HarbottleWednesday 21 December 1864Bathurst James Kemp Henry RottonCarcoar Barnard Stimpson Shoalhaven Thomas Garrett Richard Kemp R SeccombeWellington Saul Samuel James MartinThursday 22 December 1864Bogan George Lord Newcastle James Hannell Thomas Adam Charles Bolton William BrookesSaturday 24 December 1864East Macquarie David Buchanan William Cummings Thomas Lee Patrick McDonaghEden Daniel Egan Gwydir Thomas Dangar, Jr. Francis Rusden John SingleHastings William Forster Horace Dean Henry FlettHume Thomas Mate Morris Asher Walter MillerLiverpool Plains John Lloyd Monaro James Martin William Brodribb William GrahameMudgee Samuel Terry Joseph InnesMurray Robert Landale Murrumbidgee William Macleay New England Theophilus Cooper Robert ForsterNorthumberland Atkinson Tighe William BrookesTenterfield Hugh Gordon Peel RaymondWest Macquarie Richard Driver Wednesday 28 December 1864Lachlan James Martin Andrew LynchThursday 29 December 1864Clarence John Laycock Richard BlighTuesday 10 January 1865Goldfields North George Pickering Henry Roman Thomas RusdenGoldfields South James Rodd T R Browne Daniel DalgleishGoldfields West Stephen Donnelly Wednesday 18 January 1865Balranald Joseph Phelps

See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1864–1869

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