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West Sydney - 1864-5 (Roll: 7,388) - 4 to be elected Nominations: Wednesday, 23 November 1864, Polling: Thursday, 24 November 1864 Candidate Votes Votes % Robertson, John (Re-elected 1) 2,270 18.29 Lang, John Dunmore (Re-elected 2) 2,248 18.12 Joseph, Samuel Aaron (Elected 3) 2,183 17.59 Darvall, John Bayley (Re-elected 4) 2,012 16.22 Eagar, Geoffrey (Defeated) 1,473 11.87 Dalgleish, Daniel Cameron (Defeated) 1,187 9.57 Love, William (Defeated) 662 5.34 Murphy, James 373 3.01 Formal Votes 12,408 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 12,408 41.99 Persons Voting / Turnout 4,056 54.90 Notes: John Robertson was sitting MP for Shoalhaven, JB Darvall for East Maitland. Source: Report of nominations, 24 November 1864, pp.5-6, with results SMH 26 November, p.7 col.1 and boxes p.6 col.6.