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Orange - 1864-5 (Roll: 1,438) Nominations: Thursday, 15 December 1864, Polling: Saturday, 17 December 1864 (No poll held) Candidate Votes Votes % Forlonge, William (Elected) Elected unopposed Notes: Sitting MP Charles Cowper Jnr stated (SMH 25 November 1864, p.2 col.3) that his health prevented him re-contesting Orange, and that he would not contest any electorate. Yet he was to nominate in Tumut on 8 December, returning to his old seat and defeating Premier James Martin. Source: Empire, 16 December, p.5 col.1 and SMH 16 December, p.4 col.6.