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St Leonards - 1874-5 (Roll: 2,236)
Nominations: Tuesday, 15 December 1874, Polling: Monday, 21 December 1874
Candidate Votes Votes %
Farnell, James Squire (Elected) 856 63.98
French, James Harris 7 0.52
Holtermann, Bernard Otto 471 35.20
Lord, Edward 4 0.30
Formal Votes 1,338
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,338 59.84
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,338 59.84
Notes: Farnell had earlier been defeated in his old seat of Parramatta. Sitting MP William Tunks announced he would not re-contest (SMH 7 December, p.2 col.6) and nominated Farnell on the hustings.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 16 December 1874, pp.4-5, results from SMH 24 December, p.6 col.1. Correct names for French and Lord resolved from Evening News and Maitland Mercury.