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West Macquarie - 1869-70 (Roll: 939)
Nominations: Monday, 13 December 1869, Polling: Wednesday, 15 December 1869
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Webb, Edmund
(Elected)
397
57.62
Driver, Richard Jnr
(Defeated)
292
42.38
Formal Votes
689
Informal Votes
14
1.99
Total Votes / Turnout
703
74.87
Persons Voting / Turnout
703
74.87
Source
: Empire, 17 December 1869, p. 2, col. 5, reported as 'final state of the poll'.
Corrections
: Statistical Register report looks to be inclusive of informal votes and has been adjusted.