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West Macquarie - 1860 (Roll: 729) Nominations: Friday, 7 December 1860, Polling: Monday, 10 December 1860 Candidate Votes Votes % Clements, John Findlater (Defeated) 92 32.86 Driver, Richard Jnr (Elected) 188 67.14 Formal Votes 280 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 280 38.41 Persons Voting / Turnout 280 38.41 Notes: Sitting MP Henry Mort did not re-contest. J F Clements was MP for Bathurst. Source: Illawarra Mercury, 14 December, p. 2, col. 1, also in SMH 11 December, p.4 col.4