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New England - By-election (Roll: 3,908)
Nominations: Thursday, 6 January 1887, Polling: Monday, 10 January 1887
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cleghorn, William 317 21.51
Givney, Charles Henry 484 32.84
Proctor, William Consett (Re-elected) 673 45.66
Formal Votes 1,474
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,474 37.72
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: W C Proctor resigned and re-contested, reason not known.
Source: Report of nominations, Armidale Express 7 January 1887, p.4, results 14 January 1887, p.4 col.2 including booths. Same totals published in SMH 13 January 1887, p.7 col.6.