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West Macquarie - 1877 (Roll: 1,143)
Nominations: Friday, 26 October 1877, Polling: Wednesday, 31 October 1877
Candidate Votes Votes %
Pilcher, Charles Edward (Re-elected) 314 59.25
Rae, Alexander Brown 216 40.75
Formal Votes 530
Informal Votes 11 2.03
Total Votes / Turnout 541 47.33
Persons Voting / Turnout 541 47.33
Notes: Total votes in Statistical Register clearly included informal votes.
Source: SMH 2 November 1877, p.5 col.6, informal votes from Bathurst Times, 3 November 1877, p.2