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East Sydney - By-election (Roll: 11,161) Nominations: Monday, 20 May 1872, Polling: Wednesday, 22 May 1872 Candidate Votes Votes % Jones, James 1,216 31.16 Parkes, Henry (Re-elected) 2,686 68.84 Formal Votes 3,902 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 3,902 34.96 Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the first Parkes ministry. Source: SMH report of nominations 21 May 1872, p.3 col.1-6, results 23 May, p.5 col.3, including box results.