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St Leonards - 1910 (Roll: 10,838) Liberal Party gain from Ind Liberal Second Ballot: Friday, 21 October 1910 Second ballot required Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % Clark, Edward Mann (Defeated) Ind Liberal 1,735 23.61 Cocks, Arthur Alfred Clement (Elected) Liberal Party 3,382 46.02 4,443 57.26 Down, George Martin Labor Party 2,232 30.37 3,317 42.74 Formal Votes 7,349 7,760 Informal Votes 29 0.39 23 0.30 Total Votes / Turnout 7,378 68.08 7,783 71.81 Notes: E.M.Clark had defeated the selected Liberal candidate in 1907 and local Liberal branches were initially divided on whether to nominate a candidate against him. Eventually A.A.C.Cocks was chosen as candidate amid some disagreement. See SMH references in Rydon, Spann and Nelson, chronicle for 1910, footnote 35. Clark was listed as an unofficial Liberal in the SMH, 14 October p.3.