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Wellington County - 1856 (Roll: 585) Nominations: Monday, 31 March 1856, Polling: Thursday, 10 April 1856 Candidate Votes Votes % Cox, George Henry (Elected) 191 63.25 Samuel, Saul 111 36.75 Formal Votes 302 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 302 51.62 Persons Voting / Turnout 298 50.94 Notes: Saul Samuel represented this district in the old Legislative Council. Source: SMH 29 April 1856, p.5 col.4 with booth results, also published in The Empire, 22 April, p.2 col.5.