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West Sydney - By-election (Roll: n.a.) Nominations: Friday, 24 August 1877, Polling: Monday, 27 August 1877 Candidate Votes Votes % Robertson, John (Re-elected) 1,703 54.64 White, Thomas 1,414 45.36 Formal Votes 3,117 Informal Votes 97 3.02 Total Votes / Turnout 3,214 0.00 Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the fourth Robertson ministry. Source: SMH report of nominations, 25 August 1877, p.3 col.1-4, results 28 August, p.3 col.4 including box results. Same totals including informal votes, Evening News 28 August, p.2 col.6.