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Camden - 1864-5 (Roll: 2,666) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Monday, 12 December 1864, Polling: Thursday, 15 December 1864
Candidate Votes Votes %
Morrice, John (Re-elected 1) 862 29.99
Roberts, Richard Hutchinson (Elected 2) 742 25.82
Badgery, Henry 642 22.34
Morris, Augustus (Defeated) 628 21.85
Formal Votes 2,874
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,874 53.90
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,542 57.84
Notes: Sitting MP David Bell did not contest the election. (Reason not known) Augustus Morris was MP for Balranald. He shifted seat because he did not support the Riverina seperation movement that was popular in his old seat. (See statement SMH 19 November, p.3 col.2)
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 13 December 1864, p.5 col.2-4, with results from declaration of poll, SMH 19 December, p.5 col.2. Same totals published with booths, Goulburn Herald 21 December, p.3 col.3. Slightly different totals published in the Empire, 16 December, p.5 col.1 and SMH 16 December p.4 col.6 (with booth results) both report slightly different figures. (Morrice, 864; Roberts, 743; Badgery, 642; Morris, 631).