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Gold Fields West - By-election (Roll: 7,000) Nominations: Monday, 25 January 1869, Polling: Monday, 15 February 1869 Candidate Votes Votes % Blakefield, Charles 288 46.98 Church, Walter (Elected) 325 53.02 Formal Votes 613 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 613 8.76 Cause Category: Resignation - Other Notes: According to his ADB entry, sitting MP George Thornton resigned to visit England. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 2 February 1869, p.2 col.5-6, with results published SMH 23 February, p.5 col.4