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The Upper Hunter - By-election (Roll: 2,482)
Nominations: Tuesday, 2 June 1868, Polling: Saturday, 6 June 1868
Candidate Votes Votes %
Bell, Archibald (Elected) 591 59.10
Dangar, Thomas 383 38.30
Drewe, Sydney Charles 6 0.60
Gordon, William Henry 20 2.00
Formal Votes 1,000
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,000 40.29
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Sitting MP James White resigned. According to his ADB entry, White went overseas to visit England and the United States.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 5 June 1868, p.2 col.5 sourced from the Maitland Mercury, with results from Maitland Mercury, 11 June, p.2 col.6 reporting incomplete result because no poll had been taken at Jerry�s Plains. After this separate poll, the DOP was scheduled for 30 June but does not appear to have been reported anywhere.