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Gold Fields North - 1864-5 (Roll: 650)
Nominations: Thursday, 15 December 1864, Polling: Tuesday, 10 January 1865
Candidate Votes Votes %
Pickering, George Ferrers (Elected) 269 70.98
Roman, Henry 23 6.07
Rusden, Thomas George 87 22.96
Formal Votes 379
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 379 58.31
Persons Voting / Turnout 379 58.31
Notes: Sitting MP James Buchanan did not contest the election.
Source: These totals given in Maitland Mercury, 17 January 1865, p.2 col.2 including booths, but reported as not complete. Same totals were then published as declaration of poll, Maitland Mercury 24 January, p.2 col.6, and SMH 20 January, p.4 col.6.