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Liverpool Plains and Gwydir - 1856 (Roll: 553) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Thursday, 3 April 1856, Polling: Wednesday, 16 April 1856
Candidate Votes Votes %
Lang, Gideon Scott (Elected 1) 152 45.92
Rusden, Francis Townsend (Elected 2) 108 32.63
Morris, Augustus 71 21.45
Formal Votes 331
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 331 29.93
Persons Voting / Turnout 184 33.27
Notes: Augustus Morris represented this district in the old Legislative Council.
Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations 10 April 1856, p.2 col.2-3, results 18 April 1856, p.2 col.5, includes booths and indicates declaration of poll. Incomplete totals published in the SMH election summary, 30 April, p.5 col.1.