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Gold Fields South - By-election (Roll: 5,900)
Nominations: Thursday, 5 November 1863, Polling: Monday, 16 November 1863
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cooper, Frederick Augustus 88 8.72
Wilson, John Bowie (Re-elected) 921 91.28
Formal Votes 1,009
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,009 17.10
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,205 20.42
Cause Category: Ministerial by-election
Notes: By-election on the formation of the first Martin ministry.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 13 November 1863, p.8 col.1-2, with results published SMH 18 November, p.4 col.6 as results for 8 polling places, with same figures published Empire 17 November, p.5 col.1 and 18 November, p.5 col.1. NSW Statistical Register (1863) reports a higher vote count.