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Liverpool Plains - By-election (Roll: 2,759)
Nominations: Tuesday, 27 December 1870, Polling: Monday, 9 January 1871
Candidate Votes Votes %
Bennett, Hanley 163 32.73
Levy, Lewis Wolfe (Elected) 303 60.84
Robertson, John 32 6.43
Formal Votes 498
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 498 18.05
Cause Category: Resignation - Government Job
Notes: Charles Cowper resigned after being appointed Agent-General in London.
Source: SMH, 14 January 1871, p.7 col.2, reported as minus two polling places. Maitland Mercury, report of nominations, 31 December 1870, p.2 col.5, results 17 January 1871, p.7 col.2 including booths, but the source for these was the SMH.