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Ipswich - 1859 (Roll: 841)
Nominations: Monday, 13 June 1859, Polling: Tuesday, 14 June 1859
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cribb, Benjamin (Defeated) 226 48.92
Macalister, Arthur (Elected) 236 51.08
Formal Votes 462
Informal Votes 6 1.28
Total Votes / Turnout 468 55.65
Source: North Australia and Ipswich General Advertiser, nominations 14 June 1859, p.3 col.5-6, results 21 June, p.3 col.4. These results were not published in any other paper, though the Moreton Bay Courier reported a margin of 10 votes, 18 June, p.2, col.1, and the SMH, 27 June, p.8 col.1.