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Newtown - 1859 (Roll: 1,491)
Nominations: Wednesday, 15 June 1859, Polling: Friday, 17 June 1859
Candidate Votes Votes %
Brown, Stephen Campbell 222 23.52
Hill, Edward S 219 23.20
Holt, Thomas 149 15.78
McArthur, Alexander (Elected) 354 37.50
Formal Votes 944
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 944 63.31
Persons Voting / Turnout 944 63.31
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 16 June 1859, p.4-5, with results published SMH 20 June, p.4 col.6 including booth results. The Empire, 20 June 1859, p.5 col.1 had similar figures with Brown on 224 votes, but SMH figures have been used as they match total votes recorded in Statistical Register (1850-59).