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Sydney City - 1856 (Roll: 13,870) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 12 March 1856, Polling: Thursday, 13 March 1856
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cowper, Charles (Elected 1) 3,073 20.54
Parkes, Henry (Elected 2) 3,057 20.43
Campbell, Robert (Elected 3) 3,041 20.33
Wilshire, James Robert (Elected 4) 2,901 19.39
Plunkett, John Hubert 2,800 18.72
Duigan, Thomas Russell 89 0.59
Formal Votes 14,961
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 14,961 26.97
Persons Voting / Turnout 6,007 43.31
Notes: Parkes, Campbell and Wilshire all represented Sydney City in the Legislative Council while Cowper represented Durham.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 13 March 1856, pp.3-5, results SMH 21 March 1856, p.4 col.4. A detailed breakdown of votes with plumping and combinations of candidate votes published 24 March, p.4 col.4