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New England - 1880 (Roll: 3,430) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Thursday, 25 November 1880, Polling: Thursday, 2 December 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Proctor, William Consett (Elected 1) 962 35.83
Copeland, Henry (Re-elected 2) 909 33.85
O'Connell, Jeremiah Michael 814 30.32
Formal Votes 2,685
Informal Votes 23 0.85
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,708 39.81
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,779 51.87
Notes: Extra seat gained under the 1880 Electoral Act. Sitting MP SH Terry contested and won election for Mudgee. Henry Copeland was sitting MP for the abolished Gold Fields North district.
Source: Nominations Armidale Express, 26 November 1880, p.4 col.3-6, results 10 December, p.4 col.1 including booth results. There was also a brief mention of nominations, SMH 26 November 1880, p.3 col.3, full details of result including booths published SMH 9 December, p.3 col.3.