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Wollombi - 1872 (Roll: 1,173)
Nominations: Saturday, 17 February 1872, Polling: Wednesday, 21 February 1872
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cunneen, James Augustine (Elected) 348 54.98
Eckford, Joseph (Defeated) 285 45.02
Formal Votes 633
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 633 53.96
Persons Voting / Turnout 633 53.96
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 21 February 1872, p.3 col.1-2, sourced from Maitland Mercury. Maitland Mercury, report of nominations, 20 February, p.2 col.1-4, results 27 February, p.2 col.7 including booth details. Similar results published in SMH 26 February 1874, p.9 col.1 with Cunneen on 351 votes, but the Mercury totals match the Statistical Register totals.