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The Tumut - By-election (Roll: 951)
Nominations: Thursday, 19 September 1861, Polling: Thursday, 26 September 1861
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cowper, Charles Jnr (Re-elected) 324 66.53
Deniehy, Daniel Henry 163 33.47
Formal Votes 487
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 487 51.21
Persons Voting / Turnout 487 51.21
Cause Category: Ministerial by-election
Source: SMH, 27 September 1861, p. 5, col. 6 reporting 'final state of the poll'.