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St Leonards - 1859 (Roll: 1,476)
Nominations: Wednesday, 15 June 1859, Polling: Friday, 17 June 1859
Candidate Votes Votes %
Farnell, James Squire 115 13.97
Sayers, Edward Mawney (Elected) 389 47.27
Shepherd, Isaac 319 38.76
Formal Votes 823
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 823 55.76
Persons Voting / Turnout 823 55.76
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 16 June 1859, p.5 col.3-5. Results from The Empire, 21 June 1859, p.3 col.3 and SMH 22 June, p.5 col.2.