On 14 January 1862, St. George Richard Gore, member for Warwick, resigned to contest a ministerial by-election after being made Secretary of Public Lands and Works.
However, he was defeated by John Gore Jones who was elected at the resulting by-election on 4 February 1862.
[1][2][3] He contested the seats of Brisbane and West Moreton in the 1863 election but was unsuccessful.
[3] Under the Additional Members Act 1864, six new electorates were created: Clermont, Kennedy, Maryborough, Mitchell, Rockhampton and Warrego.
Jones was elected in Mitchell on 18 March 1865 which he held until he resigned on 1 January 1866.