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The Glebe - 1874-5 (Roll: 3,156) Nominations: Wednesday, 9 December 1874, Polling: Friday, 11 December 1874 Candidate Votes Votes % Allen, George Wigram (Re-elected) 1,239 59.97 Booth, John (Defeated) 813 39.35 Mossman, Charles 14 0.68 Formal Votes 2,066 Informal Votes 83 3.86 Total Votes / Turnout 2,149 68.09 Persons Voting / Turnout 2,149 68.09 Notes: John Booth was a sitting MP for West Sydney. After his defeat here, he was elected as MP for East Macquarie on 5 January. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 10 December 1874, p.4 col.4-6, with results from SMH 12 December 1874, p.6 col.1-2.