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Wollombi - By-election (Roll: 1,912) Nominations: Saturday, 11 December 1886, Polling: Friday, 17 December 1886 Candidate Votes Votes % Stevenson, Richard (Elected) 472 50.86 Vivian, Walter Hussey 456 49.14 Formal Votes 928 Informal Votes 23 2.42 Total Votes / Turnout 951 49.74 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Resignation of Lyall Scott due to ill health. Source: Report of nominations, Maitland Mercury 14 December 1886, p.11 col.1-5, results from Mercury 21 December, p.5 col.5. Informal votes drawn from Daily Telegraph 21 December, p.5 col.5 including booth results.