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St Leonards - By-election (Roll: 1,476) Nominations: Monday, 30 April 1860, Polling: Wednesday, 2 May 1860 Candidate Votes Votes % Farnell, James Squire (Elected) 382 52.69 Shepherd, Isaac 343 47.31 Formal Votes 725 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 725 49.12 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: EM Sayers resigned (16 Apr). (Reason not known) Source: Empire, 8 May 1860, p.4 col.6. SMH report of nominations, 1 May 1860, p.5 col.1-3, and results 8 May, p.5 col.5