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Liverpool Plains - By-election (Roll: 4,141)
Nominations: Monday, 22 May 1876, Polling: Monday, 5 June 1876
Candidate Votes Votes %
Bennett, Hanley (Re-elected) 833 46.69
Burdekin, Sydney 824 46.19
Gordon, William Henry 110 6.17
McLean, George Robertson 17 0.95
Formal Votes 1,784
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,784 43.08
Cause Category: Bankrupt/Insolvent
Source: Maitland Mercury, report of nominations, 25 May 1876, p.6 col.2-4, results 13 June, p.7 col.2 including booths, though not the official declaration of poll. Mercury results were the only ones that consistently reported all four candidates. Sydney Mail 10 June, p.755 col.1, reported Bennett 839, Burdekin 827.