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The Hunter - 1874-5 (Roll: 1,248)
Nominations: Monday, 28 December 1874, Polling: Saturday, 2 January 1875
Candidate Votes Votes %
Burns, John Fitzgerald (Re-elected) 457 74.67
O'Sullivan, James 155 25.33
Formal Votes 612
Informal Votes 20 3.16
Total Votes / Turnout 632 50.64
Persons Voting / Turnout 632 50.64
Notes: O'Sullivan was reported in one paper as F J O'Sullivan.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 30 December 1874, p.5 col.4-6, with results from Maitland Mercury 5 January 1875, p.2 col.4, including booth results, also published in SMH 6 January 1875, p.5 col.5. Maitland Mercury report of nominations 29 December, p.2 col.4-5.