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Cumberland (North Riding) - By-election (Roll: 2,231) Nominations: Tuesday, 8 December 1857, Polling: Friday, 11 December 1857 Candidate Votes Votes % Parkes, Henry 292 42.57 Smith, Thomas Whistler (Elected) 394 57.43 Formal Votes 686 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 686 30.75 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the resignation (26 Nov) of JB Darvall. (Reason not known) Source: SMH, 15 December 1857, p. 5, col. 1 (DOP)