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Patrick's Plains - 1880 (Roll: 1,522)
Nominations: Monday, 22 November 1880, Polling: Thursday, 25 November 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Brown, John (Elected) 493 50.31
Browne, William Charles (Defeated) 487 49.69
Formal Votes 980
Informal Votes 27 2.68
Total Votes / Turnout 1,007 66.16
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,007 66.16
Source: Mention of nominations, SMH 23 November 1880, p.3 col.4, results from SMH 26 November, p.3 col.3 including booth results, official declaration reported 27 December, p.3 col.3. Detailed report of nominations, Maitland Mercury, 25 November 1880, pp.7-8?, same results plus booth in Mercury 30 November. Informal votes taken from Statistical Register, not newspaper reports.