NSW Elections Links Site Links Home Page Elections Index Candidates Index Districts Index By-elections Feedback 1859 Election Links Home Totals Turnout Districts By-Elections Candidates Poll Sequence Prev/Next District << West Macquarie (by) East Maitland (by) >> Prev/Next Contest 1859 (by) >>

East Maitland - 1859 (Roll: 557) Nominations: Thursday, 16 June 1859, Polling: Saturday, 18 June 1859 Candidate Votes Votes % Chambers, Joseph (Elected) 210 61.58 Dickson, James (Defeated) 131 38.42 Formal Votes 341 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 341 61.22 Notes: James Dickson was a sitting MP for Northumberland Boroughs. Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations, 18 June 1859, p.5 col.1-3, results 21 June, p.2 col.2. SMH report of nominations, 18 June, p.4 col.4-6, results 22 June, p.5 col.5. Corrections: Statistical Register (1850-59) records 394 votes, but this appears to be using the results of the by-election held in September.