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Camden - 1860 (Roll: 1,953) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 19 December 1860, Polling: Friday, 21 December 1860
Candidate Votes Votes %
Morrice, John (Elected 1) 614 39.21
Douglas, John (Elected 2) 519 33.14
Plunkett, John Hubert 284 18.14
Oxley, Henry Molesworth (Defeated) 149 9.51
Formal Votes 1,566
Informal Votes 6 0.38
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 1,572 40.40
Persons Voting / Turnout 912 46.70
Notes: Douglas was a former MP for Darling Downs before the separation of Queensland. He was later to serve many years in the Queensland Parliament. Sitting MP W V Wild did not re-contest.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 20 December 1860, p.3 col.1-5. Results from Empire, 24 December 1860, p. 5, col. 3