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The Hunter - By-election (Roll: 1,492) Nominations: Saturday, 29 December 1877, Polling: Wednesday, 2 January 1878 (No poll held) Candidate Votes Votes % Burns, John Fitzgerald (Re-elected) Elected unopposed Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the Farnell government. Source: SMH 4 January 1878, p.3 col.1-2