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Gold Fields North - 1874-5 (Roll: 750)
Nominations: Tuesday, 22 December 1874, Polling: Monday, 11 January 1875
Candidate Votes Votes %
Browne, Thomas Frederick De Courcy 89 15.19
Forster, Robert Henry Mariner (Elected) 497 84.81
Formal Votes 586
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 586 78.13
Persons Voting / Turnout 586 78.13
Notes: According to the Parliamentary Record, sitting MP James Rodd resigned from parliament on 16 November and a writ was issued for a by-election, but the dissolution occurred before the close of nominations.
Source: Armidale Express, report of nominations 25 December 1874, p.6 col.1-6, results 22 January 1875, p.4 col.1.