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Grenville Election Petition (Legislative Assembly, June 1877): Richard Henry Lock of Smythesdale petitions that David Mortimer Davies, though polling second-highest, was disqualified from election because he was a registered Congregational (Independent) Minister of Religion. Poll result: David Mortimer Davies 1274, John Bird 1169, Lock 1067, William Clarke 962; Bird and Davies declared elected by Returning Officer William Henry Bacchus. Lock therefore claims entitlement to Davies's seat, and prays the return be amended to insert his name. Signed R. H. Lock, Smythesdale, 7 May 1877; John Ferres, Government Printer.
1124 follows:-John Bird, 1169; William Clarke, 962; David Mortimer Davies, 1274; …
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PersonJohn Bird
PersonWilliam Clarke
PersonDavid Mortimer Davies
PersonRichard Henry Lock
OfficialWilliam Henry Bacchus, Esqre.
OfficialReturning Officer
PlaceVictoria
PlaceVictoria
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 60, 11 June 1877.
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