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Orange - 1859 (Roll: 418)
Nominations: Thursday, 16 June 1859, Polling: Saturday, 18 June 1859
Candidate Votes Votes %
Samuel, Saul (Elected) 162 62.55
Suttor, John Bligh 97 37.45
Formal Votes 259
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 259 61.96
Source: Bathurst Free Press 25 June 1859, p.2 col.4, and SMH, 25 June 1859, p. 5, col. 4.
Corrections: NSW Statistical Register (1850-59) records only 200 electors voting and has been ignored.