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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.