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Wollombi - By-election (Roll: 1,197) Nominations: Monday, 5 September 1870, Polling: Monday, 19 September 1870 Candidate Votes Votes % Cunneen, James Augustine 345 48.59 Eckford, Joseph (Re-elected) 365 51.41 Formal Votes 710 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 710 59.31 Cause Category: Bankrupt/Insolvent Source: Maitland Mercury, 22 September 1870, p. 3, col. 3, though the report does not make clear whether this is the final result.