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Durham - By-election (Roll: 1,607) Nominations: Friday, 25 September 1857, Polling: Thursday, 1 October 1857 (No poll held) Candidate Votes Votes % Jones, Richard (Re-elected) Elected unopposed Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the second Cowper ministry, 7 September 1857. Source: SMH, 28 September 1857, p. 2, cols 4-6, declared elected on the close of nominations.