West Sydney - 1872 (Roll: 9,145) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Wednesday, 14 February 1872, Polling: Thursday, 15 February 1872
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Wearne, Joseph (Re-elected 1)
2,997
20.68
Booth, John (Elected 2)
2,925
20.19
Robertson, John (Re-elected 3)
2,058
14.20
Raphael, Joseph George (Elected 4)
1,966
13.57
Lloyd, George Alfred (Defeated)
1,789
12.35
Windeyer, William Charles (Defeated)
1,512
10.44
Campbell, Robert
717
4.95
Goold, Samuel
371
2.56
Dransfield, Richard
90
0.62
Fisher, Henry
64
0.44
Formal Votes
14,489
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
14,489
39.61
Persons Voting / Turnout
4,851
53.05
Notes: Sitting MP William Speer did not re-contest and gave a confusing reason why on the nomination hustings. G A Lloyd was sitting MP for Newcastle, and was to be re-elected for that seat after defeat here.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 15 February 1872, pp.2-4, results from SMH 16 February, p.5 col.2