A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 17 December 1868 because of the resignation of George Pickering.[1] 
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  Result
  1868 Goldfields North by-election
Monday 6 July [3]   | Candidate | Votes | % | 
     | James Hoskins (elected) | 223 | 68.0 | 
   | William Gordon | 59 | 18.0 | 
   | William Hanson | 46 | 14.0 | 
    | Total formal votes | 328 | 100.0 | 
    | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | 
    | Turnout | 328 | 46.9 | 
   
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