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Tenterfield - By-election (Roll: 648) Nominations: Tuesday, 26 November 1861, Polling: Tuesday, 3 December 1861 Candidate Votes Votes % Burdekin, Marshall 96 28.32 Gordon, Hugh (Elected) 128 37.76 Robertson, R R C 91 26.84 Vivers, R 24 7.08 Formal Votes 339 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 339 52.31 Persons Voting / Turnout 339 52.31 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: Caused by the resignation of Robert Meston. (reason not known) Source: Maitland Mercury, 12 December 1861, p. 3, col. 4 reporting 'complete synopsis of the result', poor microfilm reproduction.