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West Macquarie - 1872 (Roll: 1,031)
Nominations: Wednesday, 21 February 1872, Polling: Saturday, 24 February 1872
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Thornton, George
87
21.38
Webb, Edmund
(Re-elected)
320
78.62
Formal Votes
407
Informal Votes
7
1.69
Total Votes / Turnout
414
40.16
Persons Voting / Turnout
414
40.16
Notes
: Total votes reported in Statistical Register clearly included informal votes.
Source
: Results found in SRNSW: CGS 905, [1/2199]. Same results but with Thornton on 86 found in Bathurst Free Press, 28 February 1872, p.2 col.4-5.