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King and Georgiana - 1856 (Roll: 633)
Nominations: Saturday, 29 March 1856, Polling: Monday, 7 April 1856
Candidate Votes Votes %
Faucett, Peter (Elected) 199 71.58
Shepherd, Isaac 79 28.42
Formal Votes 278
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 278 43.92
Persons Voting / Turnout 278 43.92
Notes: James Chisholm, the member of the Legislative Council for King and Georgina, did not contest the election.
Source: Maitland Mercury, 17 April 1856, p.3 col.3, matching total votes published in 1857 Blue Book. Slightly lower totals published in the SMH election summary, 30 April 1856, p.5 col.1, totals of 196 / 71, but these do not match the record of votes in the 1857 Blue Book.