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Central Cumberland - 1864-5 (Roll: 2,241) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Thursday, 24 November 1864, Polling: Saturday, 26 November 1864
Candidate Votes Votes %
Hay, John (Re-elected 1) 584 33.62
Macpherson, Allan (Re-elected 2) 549 31.61
Laycock, John Connell (Defeated) 401 23.09
Oakes, George 184 10.59
Atkinson, James Henry 19 1.09
Formal Votes 1,737
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 1,737 38.76
Notes: John Hay was sitting MP for Murray. According to his ADB entry, he moved seat because of his opposition to the Riverina seperatist movement. See his advertsing, SMH 17 November, p.2 col.4. After his defeat here, sitting MP JC Laycock, contested and won election for Clarence.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 25 November 1864, p.5 col.1-5, results from SMH, 29 November, p.4 col.5.
Corrections: Statistical Register recorded 1,737 persons voting, but this value is clearly the number of votes in this two-member district, not the number of persons voting.