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The Clarence - By-election (Roll: 2,127)
Nominations: Monday, 20 August 1866, Polling: Monday, 27 August 1866
Candidate Votes Votes %
Mackellar, Alexander 164 42.82
Robertson, John (Elected) 219 57.18
Formal Votes 383
Informal Votes 7 1.79
Total Votes / Turnout 390 18.34
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Sitting MP JC Laycock resigned. (Reason not known)
Source: Brief mention of nominations, SMH 21 August 1866, p.5 col.1, results from Clarence and Richmond Examiner, 4 September 1866, p.3 col.1, reported as 'whole of the returns'.