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1869-70 Election
| Parliament |
6th |
| Boundaries drawn by |
1858 Electoral Act |
| Number of Districts |
60 |
| Number of Members |
72 |
| Electoral System |
Simple majority in multi-member electorates |
| Term of Parliament |
Maximum three years |
| Previous Parliament Disolved |
Monday, 15 November 1869 |
| Nominations |
2 to 27 December 1869 |
| Polling |
3 December 1869 to 10 January 1870 |
| Writs Returned by |
Monday, 24 January 1870 |
| First meeting of new Parliament |
Thursday, 27 January 1870 |
| Composition of Parliament |
52 single member districts, six 2-member, two 4-member |
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