East Camden - 1856 (Roll: 1,478) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 25 March 1856, Polling: Monday, 31 March 1856
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Osborne, Henry (Elected 1)
657
33.52
Marks, John (Elected 2)
502
25.61
Jenkins, Charles
398
20.31
Pickering, George Ferrers
176
8.98
Waugh, David L
136
6.94
Shoobert, James
91
4.64
Formal Votes
1,960
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
1,960
66.31
Notes: Henry Osborne had represented this district in the old Legislative Council.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 27 March 1856, pp.4-5. Results SMH 4 April 1856, p.3 col.1, booth results published 2 April, p.6 col.4
Corrections: The 1857 Blue Book records 1960 persons voting, a value that is clearly in error, being more than the enrolment and equal to the votes cast in this two member district.