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The Clarence - 1859 (Roll: 938) Nominations: Friday, 10 June 1859, Polling: Tuesday, 21 June 1859 Candidate Votes Votes % Irving, Clark (Elected) 228 45.51 MacKellar, Alexander 152 30.34 Ryan, Edward Michael 121 24.15 Formal Votes 501 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 501 53.41 Persons Voting / Turnout 501 53.41 Source: SMH, report of nominations 22 June 1859, p.8 col.1-2, results 4 July, p.2 col.5, printing these figures but stating that floods have prevented returns from a few outlying polling stations. Same details in Empire, 4 July, p,5 col.2. The SMH, 11 July, p. 3, col. 4 repeats this result without referring to the missing returns. Same figures with complete booth results published Moreton Bay Courier, 3 August, p.2 col.6. Totals match the reported number of persons voting in the NSW Statistical Register which suggests these totals are final.