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Wellington - By-election (Roll: 1,224) Nominations: Monday, 9 November 1868, Polling: Friday, 13 November 1868 Candidate Votes Votes % Holdsworth, P R 78 31.08 Samuel, Saul (Re-elected) 173 68.92 Formal Votes 251 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 251 20.51 Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the second Robertson ministry. Source: SMH, report of nominations, 16 November 1868, p.2 col.2-4, results 17 November, p.5 col.1. Numbers look small but the SMH reports this as the final result.