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Gold Fields West - 1860 (Roll: 4,000)
Nominations: Wednesday, 5 December 1860, Polling: Wednesday, 19 December 1860
Candidate Votes Votes %
Farnell, James Squire 15 3.77
Wisdom, Robert (Re-elected) 383 96.23
Formal Votes 398
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 398 9.95
Persons Voting / Turnout 398 9.95
Source: SMH, 4 January 1861, p. 5, col. 1 where correspondent reports 'Final State of the Poll'.