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Gold Fields West - 1874-5 (Roll: 20,000)
Nominations: Tuesday, 22 December 1874, Polling: Monday, 11 January 1875
Candidate Votes Votes %
Buchanan, David (Re-elected) 1,446 89.81
Sweeney, J P 164 10.19
Formal Votes 1,610
Informal Votes 30 1.83
Total Votes / Turnout 1,640 8.20
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,640 8.20
Notes: Total votes in Statistical Register clearly includes informal votes. The Statistical Register also notes that the opposition candidate withdrew from the contest, which explains the very low turnout.
Source: SMH 20 January 1875, p.9 col.1, includes booth results.