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Liverpool Plains - By-election (Roll: 1,589)
Nominations: Thursday, 22 January 1863, Polling: Thursday, 29 January 1863
Candidate Votes Votes %
Burdekin, Marshall (Elected) 295 55.04
Mullen, William Henry 241 44.96
Formal Votes 536
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 536 33.73
Persons Voting / Turnout 596 37.51
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Alexander Dick. (Reason not known)
Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations, 27 January 1863, p.2 col.3, results 10 February, p.2, col.2. Incomplete results, with the reports indicating two booths are outstanding. NSW Statistical Register (1863) reports a higher number of votes.