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East Maitland (Roll: 557) Nominations: Thursday, 16 June 1859, Polling: Saturday, 18 June 1859 Candidate Votes Votes % Chambers, Joseph (Elected) 210 61.58 Dickson, James (Defeated) 131 38.42 Formal Votes 341 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 341 61.22 Notes: James Dickson was a sitting MP for Northumberland Boroughs. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 18 June 1859, p.4 col.406, results from SMH, 22 June 1859, p. 5, col. 5. Corrections: Statistical Register (1850-59) records 394 votes, but this appears to be using the results of the by-election held in September.