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1860 Election
| Parliament |
4th |
| Boundaries drawn by |
1858 Electoral Act |
| Number of Districts |
60 |
| Number of Members |
72 |
| Electoral System |
Simple majority in multi-member electorates |
| Term of Parliament |
Maximum five years |
| Previous Parliament Disolved |
Saturday, 10 November 1860 |
| Nominations |
5 to 21 December 1860 |
| Polling |
6 to 24 December 1860 |
| Writs Returned by |
Monday, 31 December 1860 |
| First meeting of new Parliament |
Thursday, 10 January 1861 |
| Composition of Parliament |
52 single member districts, six 2-member, two 4-member |
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