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The Clarence - 1872 (Roll: 3,886)
Nominations: Wednesday, 28 February 1872, Polling: Tuesday, 5 March 1872
Candidate Votes Votes %
Bawden, Thomas (Re-elected) 835 72.17
Madgwick, Edward Charlton 322 27.83
Formal Votes 1,157
Informal Votes 47 3.90
Total Votes / Turnout 1,204 30.98
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,203 30.96
Notes: Minor variation in totals between newspaper reports and Statistical Register.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 7 March 1872, p.3 col.3-4, with results from SMH 27 April, p.8 col.3, including votes and informal votes. Same totals published in Clarence and Richmond Examnier, 9 April, p.2 col.2 including booth results.