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East Maitland - 1877 (Roll: 768)
Nominations: Tuesday, 30 October 1877, Polling: Wednesday, 31 October 1877
Candidate Votes Votes %
Dodds, Alexander 266 49.81
Scholey, Stephen (Re-elected) 268 50.19
Formal Votes 534
Informal Votes 5 0.93
Total Votes / Turnout 539 70.18
Persons Voting / Turnout 539 70.18
Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations 30 October, 'Election Extra' pp.1-2, results 1 November, p.4 col.3. SMH report of nominations, 1 November 1877, p.5 col.3-4, SMH results on 2 November, p.5 col.6. The SMH reported the totals as 278/276, but the Mercury's totals have been used as they match the total votes published in the Statistical Register.