NSW Elections
Links
Site Links
1877 Election Links
Prev/Next District
Prev/Next Contest
Shoalhaven - 1877 (Roll: 1,557)
Nominations: Saturday, 27 October 1877, Polling: Wednesday, 31 October 1877
Candidate Votes Votes %
Richards, Thomas Morton 579 49.49
Roseby, John (Elected) 591 50.51
Formal Votes 1,170
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,170 75.14
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,193 76.62
Notes: Sitting MP James Warden did not re-contest. Statistical Register reports 1193 persons voting, the difference from published reports probably explained by informal votes.
Source: SMH 3 November 1877, p.3 col.1, including booth details. Same totals and booths published in Shoalhaven News, 3 November, p.2 col.1.