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1864-5 Election
| Parliament |
5th |
| Boundaries drawn by |
1858 Electoral Act |
| Number of Districts |
60 |
| Number of Members |
72 |
| Electoral System |
Simple majority in multi-member electorates |
| Term of Parliament |
Maximum five years |
| Previous Parliament Disolved |
Thursday, 10 November 1864 |
| Nominations |
21 November to 23 December 1864 |
| Polling |
22 November 1864 to 10 January 1865 |
| Writs Returned by |
Tuesday, 24 January 1865 |
| First meeting of new Parliament |
Tuesday, 24 January 1865 |
| Composition of Parliament |
52 single member districts, six 2-member, two 4-member |
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