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Newtown - By-election (Roll: 3,524) Nominations: Tuesday, 29 November 1881, Polling: Thursday, 1 December 1881 Candidate Votes Votes % Dalveen, Thomas Macdonald 346 24.08 Mitchell, Joseph (Elected) 1,091 75.92 Formal Votes 1,437 Informal Votes 27 1.84 Total Votes / Turnout 1,464 41.54 Cause Category: LC Appointment Notes: S C Brown appointed to the Legislative Council, also taking the portfolio of Postmaster General. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 30 November 1881, p.3 col.5-6, results from SMH 2 December, p.3 col.6, includes booth results.