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West Macquarie - 1877 (Roll: 1,143) Nominations: Friday, 26 October 1877, Polling: Wednesday, 31 October 1877 Candidate Votes Votes % Pilcher, Charles Edward (Re-elected) 314 59.25 Rae, Alexander Brown 216 40.75 Formal Votes 530 Informal Votes 11 2.03 Total Votes / Turnout 541 47.33 Persons Voting / Turnout 541 47.33 Notes: Total votes in Statistical Register clearly included informal votes. Source: SMH 2 November 1877, p.5 col.6, informal votes from Bathurst Times, 3 November 1877, p.2