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Cumberland (North Riding) - 1856 (Roll: 1,860) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Tuesday, 1 April 1856, Polling: Friday, 4 April 1856 Candidate Votes Votes % Darvall, John Bayley (Elected 1) 442 28.72 Pye, James (Elected 2) 401 26.06 Sherwin, William 376 24.43 Hogan, Patrick 319 20.73 Fitzgerald, Robert 1 0.06 Formal Votes 1,539 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 1,539 41.37 Persons Voting / Turnout 849 45.65 Notes: Darvall represented the County of Cumberland in the old Legislative Council. Source: Report of nominations SMH 2 April 1856, pp.6-8, results SMH 10 April 1856, p.5 col.3-5