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Braidwood - By-election (Roll: 1,303)
Nominations: Wednesday, 1 August 1860, Polling: Friday, 10 August 1860
Candidate Votes Votes %
Moriarty, Merion Marshall (Elected) 184 52.87
Larmer, James 159 45.69
Milford, Henry John Bede 1 0.29
Richardson, Stephen 3 0.86
Taylor, Joseph 1 0.29
Formal Votes 348
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 348 26.71
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: FA Cooper resigned (14 Jul). (Reason not known)
Source: Report of nominations, Braidwood Observer, 4 August 1860, p.2 col.2-4, report of poll declaration 15 August, p.2 col.3-4, including booths for two main candidates. Totals for other three candidates taken from Braidwood Observer, 11 August, p.2 col.2. Moriarty and Larmer totals also in SMH, 15 August, p.5 col.5. Another report of nominations, Kiama Examiner, 8 August, p.3 col.2 sourced from the Braidwood Daily News.