The first election for the seat of Maldon was set for Thursday 22 September 1859 ... Less than three weeks before the election, a third candidate, George Harker, emerged. Harker had been the Treasurer in the outgoing Ministry and had been one of three members who represented the Collingwood electorate ... Harker was a democrat who was regarded as a liberal reformer and had been a prominent supporter of universal manhood suffrage.
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