Nominations: Saturday, 29 March 1856, Polling: Thursday, 10 April 1856
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Andrews, Joseph
130
30.09
Barker, Thomas (Elected)
163
37.73
Williamson, James
139
32.18
Formal Votes
432
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
432
41.30
Persons Voting / Turnout
432
41.30
Notes: Thomas Barker served in the old Legislative Council as an appointed member. The SMH, 1 May 1856, p.8 col.1, has a long column by a resident of Stroud listing the names, occupations and votes of all 42 residents, illustrating what it was possible to know about voters before the secret ballot was introduced.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 1 April 1856, pp.2-3, results SMH 30 April 1856, p.5 col.3. Maitland Mercury report of nominations, 1 April p.2 col.3-5.