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Northumberland - 1864-5 (Roll: 1,834)
Nominations: Friday, 23 December 1864, Polling: Saturday, 24 December 1864
Candidate Votes Votes %
Brookes, William 384 37.87
Tighe, Atkinson Alfred Patrick (Re-elected) 630 62.13
Formal Votes 1,014
Informal Votes 35 3.34
Total Votes / Turnout 1,049 57.20
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,049 57.20
Source: Newcastle Chronicle, report of nominations, 24 December, p.3 col.1-2, results 28 December p.2 col.1 including booths. Informal votes were located in the Chronicle report. SMH report of nominations, 24 December 1864, p.8 col.1-3, majority of 246 reported SMH 26 December, p.4 col.6, matching vote totals published in election summary, SMH 20 January, p.3 col.1.
Corrections: Statistical Register entry of total votes was footnoted as having been derived from the SMH. The informal votes reported in the Newcastle Chronicle were clearly in addition.