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Durham - 1858 (Roll: 1,607) - 3 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 29 January 1858, Polling: Friday, 5 February 1858
Candidate Votes Votes %
Gordon, Samuel Deane (Re-elected 1) 416 33.07
Arnold, William Munnings (Re-elected 2) 408 32.43
Jones, Richard (Re-elected 3) 355 28.22
Hargraves, Edward Hammond 79 6.28
Formal Votes 1,258
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 1,258 26.09
Persons Voting / Turnout 462 28.75
Notes: Edward Hargraves was the discoverer of gold in NSW and was put forward locals on the nomination hustings as a fourth candidate, possibly with the intent of causing an election to be held. Wags also nominated Henry Parkes, with Parkes having a letter published in the Maitland Mercury 2 February urging electors to vote for Richard Jones.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 1 February 1858, p.2 col.3. Results from Maitland Mercury, 13 February, p.2 col.2-3, also in SMH 16 February, p.3 col.2, including booth results and also the total number of persons voting. Maitland Mercury report of nominations, 30 January, p.2 col.1-4.