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Morpeth - By-election (Roll: 784) Nominations: Tuesday, 16 September 1862, Polling: Thursday, 18 September 1862 Candidate Votes Votes % Buchanan, David (Defeated) 152 31.54 Close, Edward Charles Jnr (Elected) 330 68.46 Formal Votes 482 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 482 61.48 Persons Voting / Turnout 482 61.48 Cause Category: Resignation - Financial difficulties Notes: According to his ADB entry, David Buchanan resigned in financial difficulties, unable to pay the legal costs of a failed libel case. Source: Maitland Mercury report of nominations, 18 September 1862, p.2 col.3-5, results 20 September, p.2 col.3. SMH report of nominations, 18 September, p.3 col.4-6, with results from 19 September, p.5 col.4.