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Eden - 1872 (Roll: 1,885)
Nominations: Wednesday, 21 February 1872, Polling: Monday, 26 February 1872
Candidate Votes Votes %
Clarke, Henry (Re-elected) 760 61.59
Clements, William John 4 0.32
D'Arcy, John 470 38.09
Formal Votes 1,234
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,234 65.46
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,262 66.95
Notes: William J Clements was identified in the Bega gazette as the Editor of the Moruya Examiner. Middle name taken from 1870-71 Eden electoral roll.
Source: SMH 2 March 1872, p.8 col.2, same figures published in the Bega Gazette 1 March 1872. Discrepancy with total votes in Statistical Register may be due to unreported informal votes.