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Patrick's Plains - 1872 (Roll: 1,640)
Nominations: Saturday, 24 February 1872, Polling: Tuesday, 27 February 1872
Candidate Votes Votes %
Bowman, Alexander 330 38.15
Browne, William Charles (Elected) 535 61.85
Formal Votes 865
Informal Votes 21 2.37
Total Votes / Turnout 886 54.02
Persons Voting / Turnout 886 54.02
Notes: Sitting MP James Hoskins contested Tumut.
Source: Maitland Mercury report of nominations, 27 February 1872, p.2 col.3-6, results 29 February, p.2 col.4. SMH 28 February 1872, p.5 col.1 had similar figures with Browne on 534, but Mercury results have been used because they included informal votes and total votes match the Statistical Register details.