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West Macquarie - 1869-70 (Roll: 939) Nominations: Monday, 13 December 1869, Polling: Wednesday, 15 December 1869 Candidate Votes Votes % Driver, Richard Jnr (Defeated) 292 42.38 Webb, Edmund (Elected) 397 57.62 Formal Votes 689 Informal Votes 14 1.99 Total Votes / Turnout 703 74.87 Persons Voting / Turnout 703 74.87 Source: Empire, 17 December 1869, p. 2, col. 5, reported as 'final state of the poll'. Corrections: Statistical Register report looks to be inclusive of informal votes and has been adjusted.