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Illawarra - 1859 (Roll: 1,316)
Nominations: Monday, 13 June 1859, Polling: Wednesday, 15 June 1859
Candidate Votes Votes %
Hargrave, John Fletcher (Re-elected) 629 61.37
McCabe, Francis Peter 396 38.63
Formal Votes 1,025
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,025 77.89
Notes: J F Hargrave was a sitting MP for East Camden.
Source: Empire, 21 June 1859, p. 4, col. 5 and SMH 17 June, p.4 col.4.
Corrections: Statistical Register (1850-59) records 759 formal votes, but this is clearly the total polled at the by-election in October and has been ignored.