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Orange - 1872 (Roll: 1,611)
Nominations: Friday, 1 March 1872, Polling: Monday, 4 March 1872
Candidate Votes Votes %
Goold, Samuel 136 14.42
Kerr, Andrew Taylor 403 42.74
Nelson, Harris Levi (Elected) 404 42.84
Formal Votes 943
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 943 58.54
Persons Voting / Turnout 964 59.84
Notes: Sitting MP Saul Samuel did not re-contest after being elected an MP for East Sydney. Kerr lodged a petition against the election but the Elections and Qualifications Committee upheld the result. (LAVP 1872 Vol A1 p.455)
Source: SMH 6 March 1872, p.7 col.1, same totals published in Elections and Qualifications Committee report. It is presumed the missing votes compared to the Statistical Register totals are unreported informal votes.