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Newcastle - 1872 (Roll: 1,604)
Nominations: Friday, 1 March 1872, Polling: Saturday, 2 March 1872
Candidate Votes Votes %
Lloyd, George Alfred (Elected) 610 51.83
Macquarie, Daniel 567 48.17
Formal Votes 1,177
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,177 73.38
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,177 73.38
Notes: G A Lloyd was sitting MP for Newcastle in the old Parliament, but is not shown as a sitting MP here as he had already been defeated contesting West Sydney on 15 February.
Source: Report of nominations and results, SMH 4 March 1872, p.3 col.1-2, with ward results published SMH 6 March, p.3 col.6. Maitland Mercury report of nominations 2 March, p.2 col.2-4.