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Patrick's Plains - 1869-70 (Roll: 1,659)
Nominations: Tuesday, 21 December 1869, Polling: Thursday, 23 December 1869
Candidate Votes Votes %
Hoskins, James (Re-elected) 482 54.22
Wilson, John Bowie (Defeated) 407 45.78
Formal Votes 889
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 889 53.59
Persons Voting / Turnout 910 54.85
Notes: James Hoskins was sitting MP for Goldfields North.
Source: Empire, 27 December 1869, p.2, col.4, also SMH 25 December, p.7 col.1, with booth details 27 December, p.2 col.3, report from Maitland Mercury. Another report of nominations, Maitland Mercury, 23 December 1869, p.1 col.4-7.