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Forbes - 1882 (Roll: 2,674) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Monday, 4 December 1882, Polling: Friday, 8 December 1882 Candidate Votes Votes % Coonan, Walter Thomas (Elected 1) 731 36.19 Stokes, Alfred (Elected 2) 649 32.13 Cooke, Henry Harry (Defeated) 640 31.68 Formal Votes 2,020 Informal Votes 23 1.13 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,043 38.63 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,523 56.96 Notes: MP John Bodel did not contest. Source: SMH 14 December 1882, p.5 col.1