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West Maitland - 1877 (Roll: 1,082) Nominations: Monday, 29 October 1877, Polling: Wednesday, 31 October 1877 Candidate Votes Votes % Cohen, Henry Emanuel (Re-elected) 397 55.60 Hungerford, Thomas 7 0.98 Jones, Thomas 6 0.84 Pritchard, James 304 42.58 Formal Votes 714 Informal Votes 13 1.79 Total Votes / Turnout 727 67.19 Persons Voting / Turnout 727 67.19 Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations, 30 October, p.4 col.1-6, results 1 November, p.4 col.2-3, SMH results 1 November 1877, p.5 col.4. Reported persons voting in Statistical Register probably includes informal votes.