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West Sydney - By-election (Roll: 9,418) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Wednesday, 28 December 1870, Polling: Friday, 30 December 1870 Candidate Votes Votes % Robertson, John (Re-elected 1) 2,536 38.74 Windeyer, William Charles (Re-elected 2) 2,393 36.56 O'Connor, Joseph Graham 1,617 24.70 Formal Votes 6,546 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 6,546 34.75 Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the third Martin ministry. Source: Report of nominations SMH 29 December 1870, p.2 col.2-5, with results published SMH, 2 January 1871, p.2 col.2.