The sitting member
Patrick Leslie did not contest the election. The returning officer stated that the lack of a mail service to northern parts of the district, being
Gladstone,
Rannes and
Surat meant that no polling had occurred in those places. The Legislative Assembly directed him to return the writ.[8]William Tooth was subsequently proclaimed to have been elected,[9] and Tooth was sworn in on 22 June 1858.[10]
The sitting member
Patrick Leslie did not contest the election. The returning officer stated that the lack of a mail service to northern parts of the district, being
Gladstone,
Rannes and
Surat meant that no polling had occurred in those places. The Legislative Assembly directed him to return the writ.[8]William Tooth was subsequently proclaimed to have been elected,[9] and Tooth was sworn in on 22 June 1858.[10]