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The Paterson - 1860 (Roll: 460)
Nominations: Thursday, 6 December 1860, Polling: Saturday, 8 December 1860
Candidate Votes Votes %
Arnold, William Munnings (Re-elected) 95 96.94
Druitt, Edward 3 3.06
Formal Votes 98
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 98 21.30
Persons Voting / Turnout 92 20.00
Notes: Report of the nominations spoke of Druitt's supporters leaving the hall to obtain the six supporters required to call for a poll, producing derisive calls of 'how much did that cost'.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 10 December 1860, p.3 col.1-4, also in Maitland Mercury 8 December, p.2 col.2-4. Results published SMH, p.4 col.4, reporting a 'Close of the Poll' giving Arnold 95 votes. Maitland Mercury 11 December, p. 2 col.2 reported totals of 98 / 3. Neither report matches the total votes reported in the Statistical Register.