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Central Cumberland - By-election (Roll: 2,270) Nominations: Thursday, 24 June 1875, Polling: Monday, 28 June 1875 Candidate Votes Votes % Long, William Alexander (Elected) 874 54.76 McCulloch, Andrew Hardie Jnr 722 45.24 Formal Votes 1,596 Informal Votes 0 0.00 Total Votes / Turnout 1,596 70.31 Cause Category: Resignation - Financial difficulties Notes: Resignation of Joseph Wearne who was in the process of being declared bankrupt according to his ADB entry. Source: SMH report of nominations 25 June 1875, p.6 col.4-6, results 1 July, p.5 col.5, also Evening News 1 July, p.3 col.2. Corrections: Parliamentary Record incorrectly list 21 June as the by-election date, while the Legislative Council Consolidated Index lists 30 June.