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Orange - 1882 (Roll: 2,702) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Monday, 4 December 1882, Polling: Wednesday, 6 December 1882
Candidate Votes Votes %
Dalton, Thomas (Elected 1) 997 37.61
Clarke, William (Re-elected 2) 881 33.23
Torpy, James 668 25.20
Nelson, Benjamin 105 3.96
Formal Votes 2,651
Informal Votes 32 1.19
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,683 50.24
Notes: Sitting MP A T Kerr did not re-contest.
Source: SMH 8 December 1882, p.5 col.1. Australian Town and Country Journal had basically the same figures, 9 December, p.1118 col.3, but with Dalton on 975. SMH totals also in Bathurst Times, 8 December 1882.
Corrections: The Statistical Register reports 841 persons casting formal votes, but this cannot be correct given the number of votes recorded.