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Argyle - 1859 (Roll: 1,320)
Nominations: Wednesday, 15 June 1859, Polling: Saturday, 18 June 1859
Candidate Votes Votes %
Driver, Richard Jnr 133 25.48
Murray, Terence Aubrey (Re-elected) 389 74.52
Formal Votes 522
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 522 39.55
Notes: Murray was MP for Southern Boroughs. Sitting MP for Argyle DH Deniehy contested and was defeated in West Sydney.
Source: Report of nominations, Goulburn Herald, 18 June 1859, p.2 col.1-6. Results from SMH 22 June 1859, p. 5 col.2. There was no total of persons voting published in the NSW Statistical Register (1850-59).