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Illawarra - By-election (Roll: 1,316) Nominations: Tuesday, 25 October 1859, Polling: Friday, 28 October 1859 Candidate Votes Votes % Gordon, Samuel Deane (Elected) 389 51.25 Haworth, Robert 370 48.75 Formal Votes 759 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 759 57.67 Persons Voting / Turnout 759 57.67 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: JF Hargrave resigned 11 Oct. Need to check, but he may he appears to have been appointed to the Legislative Council. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 27 October 1859, p.3 col.1-5. Results from Illawarra Mercury, 31 October, p.2 col.2, extracted in SMH 2 November, p.3 col.4.