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Northumberland and Hunter - 1858 (Roll: 2,977) - 3 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 22 January 1858, Polling: Saturday, 30 January 1858
Candidate Votes Votes %
Scott, Alexander Walker (Re-elected 1) 1,040 30.49
White, George Boyle (Elected 2) 969 28.41
Piddington, William Richman (Re-elected 3) 945 27.70
Irving, Clark (Defeated) 457 13.40
Formal Votes 3,411
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,411 38.19
Notes: Clark Irving was sitting MP for squatter-dominated Clarence and Darling Downs and moved to contest a more liberal electorate. In an address to electors (SMH 12 January, p.2 col.5) he stated he had been solicited as a replacement for sitting MP Hovenden Hely, who had stated his own reasosn for not re-contesting SMH 11 January, p.2 col.5.
Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations 23 January 1858, p.2 col.2-3, results 6 February, p.2 col.4. SMH results 8 February, p.4 col.6, including booth details.