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Cumberland (North Riding) - By-election (Roll: n.a.) Nominations: Monday, 13 September 1858, Polling: Monday, 20 September 1858 (No poll held) Candidate Votes Votes % Plunkett, John Hubert (Elected) Elected unopposed Cause Category: Resignation - Financial difficulties Notes: Caused by the resignation of Henry Parkes on 28 August, forced out of parliament again by the financial problems of his newspaper. Source: SMH, 14 September 1858, pp. 4-5, declared elected on the close of nominations.