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The Upper Hunter - By-election (Roll: 3,021)
Nominations: Thursday, 29 July 1875, Polling: Thursday, 5 August 1875
Candidate Votes Votes %
Hungerford, Thomas (Defeated) 869 45.12
McElhone, John (Elected) 1,057 54.88
Formal Votes 1,926
Informal Votes 15 0.77
Total Votes / Turnout 1,941 64.25
Cause Category: Qualifications Committee
Notes: Election of Thomas Hungerford voided by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.
Source: Maitland Mercury 14 August 1875, p.2 col.3 reporting the declaration of poll after several slightly different figures had been reported on previous days.