Central Cumberland - 1860 (Roll: 1,876) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 19 December 1860, Polling: Saturday, 22 December 1860
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Laycock, John Connell (Re-elected 1)
346
25.18
Atkinson, James Henry (Re-elected 2)
335
24.38
Bell, David
294
21.40
Farnell, James Squire (Defeated)
215
15.65
Macpherson, Allan
184
13.39
Formal Votes
1,374
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
1,374
36.62
Notes: J S Farnell was sitting MP for St Leonards.
Source: Report of nominations, 20 December 1860, p.5 col.1-6, with results from SMH, 25 December, p.5 col.1, includes booth results. Statistical Register (1860) records 1,374 electors voting, but this is the same value as the number of votes recorded in a two-candidate contest and has been ignored as clearly wrong.