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Newtown - 1860 (Roll: 1,727)
Nominations: Saturday, 15 December 1860, Polling: Monday, 17 December 1860
Candidate Votes Votes %
Brown, Stephen Campbell 401 44.85
McArthur, Alexander (Re-elected) 493 55.15
Formal Votes 894
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 894 51.77
Persons Voting / Turnout 894 51.77
Notes: Note the detailed vote breakdown published 25 December 1860, p.4 col.6, which makes all sorts of comparisons with the previous election, and also suggests the roll had 180 repititions and absentees.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 17 December 1860, p.3 col.1-5, results from SMH 18 December, p.7 col.6.