Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election

The 1885 New South Wales colonial election was for 122 members representing 72 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 35 multi-member districts returning 85 members and 37 single member districts giving a total of 122 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.[1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,831, ranging from East Maitland (1,018) to Canterbury (2,630).[2]

New South Wales colonial election, 16 – 31 October 1885 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast 129,888 Turnout 61.10 +4.41
Informal votes 2,669 Informal 2.01 −0.09
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
Total 23,899     122  

Election results

Albury
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Albury
Friday 16 October [3]
Candidate Votes %
George Day (re-elected) 501 61.2
Luke Gulson 318 38.8
Total formal votes 819 96.9
Informal votes 26 3.1
Turnout 845 63.9

Argyle
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle
Thursday 22 October [4]
Candidate Votes %
William Holborow (re-elected 1) 1,165 43.7
Francis Tait (elected 2) 784 29.4
Edward Ball 716 26.9
Total formal votes 2,665 99.8
Informal votes 6 0.2
Turnout 1,449 53.8

The sitting member Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested St Leonards.

Balmain
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Friday 16 October [5]
Candidate Votes %
Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1) 2,642 27.0
Solomon Hyam (elected 2) 2,323 23.7
John Hawthorne (elected 3) 1,606 16.4
Samuel Davison 1,178 12.0
Maurice Fitzharding 1,131 11.6
Edward Buchanan 908 9.3
Total formal votes 9,788 98.7
Informal votes 126 1.3
Turnout 4,112 60.9
  (1 new seat)

The other sitting member William Hutchinson did not contest the election.

Balranald
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Balranald
Wednesday 28 October [6]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wilkinson (re-elected 1) 1,025 37.2
John Cramsie (re-elected 2) 941 34.1
Allen Lakeman 790 28.7
Total formal votes 2,756 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,756 36.5

Bathurst
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Friday 23 October [7]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 866 65.2
John Meagher 463 34.8
Total formal votes 1,329 98.4
Informal votes 21 1.6
Turnout 1,350 76.1

The Bogan
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Bogan
Monday 26 October [8]
Candidate Votes %
George Cass (re-elected 1) 1,347 35.6
Sir Patrick Jennings (re-elected 2) 1,271 33.6
John Kelly 1,168 30.9
Total formal votes 3,786 99.0
Informal votes 40 1.1
Turnout 2,318 50.6

Boorowa
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Monday 19 October [9]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Slattery (re-elected) 446 75.0
Argyle McCallum 149 25.0
Total formal votes 595 97.2
Informal votes 17 2.8
Turnout 612 55.3

Bourke
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Monday 26 October [10]
Candidate Votes %
William Sawers (elected 1) 934 35.4
Russell Barton (re-elected 2) 750 28.4
Richard Machattie (defeated) 523 19.8
Austin O'Grady 435 16.5
Total formal votes 2,642 99.0
Informal votes 27 1.0
Turnout 1,703 43.8

Braidwood
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Friday 23 October [11]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Ryrie (re-elected) 453 54.1
Angus Cameron 385 45.9
Total formal votes 838 97.2
Informal votes 24 2.8
Turnout 862 60.4

Angus Cameron was a sitting member for West Sydney however he had been defeated for that seat on Tuesday 13 October.

Camden
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Camden
Monday 19 October [12]
Candidate Votes %
John Kidd (elected 1) 1,610 37.9
Thomas Garrett (re-elected 2) 1,422 33.5
Henry Badgery (defeated) 1,217 28.6
Total formal votes 4,249 99.4
Informal votes 24 0.6
Turnout 2,649 59.6

Canterbury
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Friday 16 October [13]
Candidate Votes %
Mark Hammond (re-elected 1) 2,760 16.1
William Henson (re-elected 2) 2,479 14.5
Septimus Stephen (re-elected 3) 2,432 14.2
William Judd (elected 4) 2,311 13.5
Alban Riley 2,178 12.7
Alexander Hutchison 1,955 11.4
Richard McCoy 1,911 11.2
Thomas Robertson 1,104 6.4
Total formal votes 17,130 99.3
Informal votes 125 0.7
Turnout 6,042 57.4
  (1 new seat)

Carcoar
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Friday 23 October [14]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Garland (elected 1) 1,034 39.5
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected 2) 932 35.6
Francis Freehill 655 25.0
Total formal votes 2,621 99.4
Informal votes 17 0.6
Turnout 1,725 55.7

The other sitting member George Campbell did not contest the election.

The Clarence
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Clarence
Tuesday 20 October [15]
Candidate Votes %
John Purves (re-elected) 719 63.1
Richard Stevenson 254 22.3
Allen Cameron 167 14.7
Total formal votes 1,140 98.3
Informal votes 20 1.7
Turnout 1,160 63.3

Central Cumberland
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Thursday 29 October [16]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 1) 1,953 21.3
Nathaniel Bull (elected 2) 1,879 20.5
Varney Parkes (re-elected 3) 1,858 20.3
Cyrus Fuller 1,503 16.4
Charles Scrivener 973 10.6
Frank Farnell 808 8.8
Henry Statham 180 2.0
Total formal votes 9,154 98.6
Informal votes 128 1.4
Turnout 3,976 66.2
  (1 new seat)

Durham
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 26 October [17]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (re-elected) 737 72.6
William Johnston 278 27.4
Total formal votes 1,015 97.9
Informal votes 22 2.1
Turnout 1,037 72.4

East Macquarie
1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Monday 26 October [18]
Candidate Votes %
Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) 1,113 43.1
John Shepherd (elected 2) 587 22.7
John Hughes 528 20.4
James Tonkin 355 13.7
Total formal votes 2,583 99.2
Informal votes 21 0.8
Turnout 1,474 65.8

The other sitting member Edward Combes did not contest the election.

East Maitland
1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Friday 16 October [19]
Candidate Votes %
James Brunker (re-elected) unopposed  

East Sydney
1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Friday 16 October [20]
Candidate Votes %
Edmund Barton (re-elected 1) 3,903 22.0
George Reid (elected 2) 3,399 19.2
Henry Copeland (re-elected 3) 3,208 18.1
Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 4) 2,988 16.9
George Griffiths (defeated) 1,997 11.3
Samuel Lees 1,786 10.1
George Brown 435 2.5
Total formal votes 17,716 99.5
Informal votes 97 0.5
Turnout 6,917 67.6

Eden
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Thursday 29 October [21]
Candidate Votes %
James Garvan (re-elected 1) 1,385 40.5
Henry Clarke (re-elected 2) 1,253 36.6
Henry Walker 785 22.9
Total formal votes 3,423 99.2
Informal votes 29 0.8
Turnout 2,156 68.7

Forbes
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Thursday 22 October [22]
Candidate Votes %
Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) 765 37.5
Walter Coonan (re-elected 2) 647 31.7
Henry Cooke 627 30.8
Total formal votes 2,039 99.4
Informal votes 13 0.6
Turnout 1,300 52.8

The Glebe
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Friday 16 October [23]
Candidate Votes %
William Wilkinson (elected 1) 1,102 33.4
John Meeks (elected 2) 1,069 32.4
Michael Chapman (defeated) 815 24.7
William Bailey 312 9.5
Total formal votes 3,298 98.7
Informal votes 45 1.4
Turnout 1,956 60.1
  (1 new seat)

Glen Innes
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Monday 19 October [24]
Candidate Votes %
William Fergusson (re-elected) 574 55.3
Alexander Hutchison 398 38.3
W Pomeroy 66 6.4
Total formal votes 1,038 97.7
Informal votes 25 2.4
Turnout 1,061 43.7

Gloucester
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester
Saturday 24 October [25]
Candidate Votes %
Robert White (re-elected) unopposed  

Goulburn
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Goulburn
Tuesday 27 October [26]
Candidate Votes %
William Teece (re-elected) unopposed  

Grafton
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Tuesday 15 October [27]
Candidate Votes %
John See (re-elected) unopposed  

Grenfell
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Grenfell
Thursday 22 October [28]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Vaughn (re-elected) 387 59.3
E Whelan 266 40.7
Total formal votes 653 99.4
Informal votes 4 0.6
Turnout 714 49.0

Gundagai
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Thursday 22 October [29]
Candidate Votes %
Jack Want (elected) 943 62.8
Gerard Phillips 559 37.2
Total formal votes 1,502 98.7
Informal votes 20 1.3
Turnout 1,522 64.1

The sitting member James Watson did not contest the election.

Gunnedah
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Monday 19 October [30]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Abbott (re-elected) 706 59.7
Ethelbert Clemesha 476 40.3
Total formal votes 1,182 96.7
Informal votes 41 3.4
Turnout 1,223 62.6

The Gwydir
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Friday 23 October [31]
Candidate Votes %
William Campbell (re-elected) 376 54.3
Thomas Dangar (defeated) 317 45.7
Total formal votes 693 96.3
Informal votes 27 3.8
Turnout 720 36.7

Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for The Namoi.

Hartley
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley
Friday 16 October [32]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Targett (re-elected) 591 52.5
Brisbane Doyle 535 47.5
Total formal votes 1,126 98.1
Informal votes 22 1.9
Turnout 1,148 57.3

The Hastings and Manning
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings and Manning
Tuesday 20 October [33]
Candidate Votes %
James Young (re-elected 1) 1,229 39.9
Charles Roberts (re-elected 2) 883 28.7
Hugh McKinnon 499 16.2
G W Tait 466 15.1
Total formal votes 3,077 99.5
Informal votes 16 0.5
Turnout 1,720 66.4

The Hawkesbury
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Hawkesbury
Monday 19 October [34]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Bowman (elected) 831 52.9
Henry McQuade (defeated) 741 47.1
Total formal votes 1,572 98.0
Informal votes 32 2.0
Turnout 1,604 76.3

The Hume
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Hume
Friday 23 October [35]
Candidate Votes %
William Lyne (re-elected 1) 1,080 42.2
James Hayes (elected 2) 720 28.2
Edmund Bond 451 17.6
John Gale 306 12.0
Total formal votes 2,557 99.2
Informal votes 20 0.8
Turnout 1,379 50.8

The other sitting member Leyser Levin did not contest the election.

The Hunter
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Friday 23 October [36]
Candidate Votes %
John Burns (re-elected) unopposed  

Illawarra
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Monday 19 October [37]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew Lysaght Sr. (elected) 617 38.0
Francis Woodward 562 34.6
William Wiley 444 27.4
Total formal votes 1,623 98.1
Informal votes 32 1.9
Turnout 1,655 70.0

The sitting member Alexander Stuart did not contest the election.

Inverell
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Inverell
Monday 19 October [38]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Moore (elected) 666 57.9
Richard Murray (defeated) 484 42.1
Total formal votes 1,150 96.9
Informal votes 37 3.1
Turnout 1,187 64.6

Kiama
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Friday 16 October [39]
Candidate Votes %
Harman Tarrant (re-elected) 574 61.0
P Holdsworth 367 39.0
Total formal votes 941 97.7
Informal votes 22 2.3
Turnout 963 61.5

The Macleay
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Monday 19 October [40]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Smith (re-elected) 1,108 69.0
Otho Dangar 499 31.1
Total formal votes 1,607 97.5
Informal votes 41 2.5
Turnout 1,648 64.0

Molong
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Molong
Thursday 29 October [41]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew Ross (re-elected) 695 54.8
Fergus Smith 573 45.2
Total formal votes 1,268 98.3
Informal votes 22 1.7
Turnout 1,290 69.1

Monaro
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Monaro
Friday 30 October [42]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Dawson (elected 1) 941 33.6
Harold Stephen (elected 2) 658 23.5
Thomas O'Mara (defeated) 447 15.9
H M Joseph 390 13.9
Henry Merrett 368 13.1
Total formal votes 2,804 99.2
Informal votes 22 0.8
Turnout 1,681 59.1

The sitting members Septimus Badgery and David Ryrie did not contest the election. Thomas O'Mara was the sitting member for Tumut.

Morpeth
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Thursday 22 October [43]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (re-elected) 536 56.7
Robert Pierce 409 43.3
Total formal votes 945 99.8
Informal votes 2 0.2
Turnout 947 79.7

Mudgee
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Friday 23 October [44]
Candidate Votes %
Sir John Robertson (re-elected 1) 1,628 29.5
Adolphus Taylor (re-elected 2) 1,583 28.7
Thomas Browne (elected 3) 1,178 21.4
John Hurley 567 10.3
Louis Beyers 562 10.2
Total formal votes 5,518 99.6
Informal votes 22 0.4
Turnout 2,065 51.3

The other sitting member David Buchanan did not contest the election.

The Murray
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 29 October [45]
Candidate Votes %
John Chanter (elected 1) 851 38.3
Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) 741 33.4
Alexander Wilson (defeated) 630 28.4
Total formal votes 2,222 99.3
Informal votes 16 0.7
Turnout 1,517 55.8

The Murrumbidgee
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Saturday 31 October [46]
Candidate Votes %
George Dibbs (elected 1) 2,171 28.0
James Gormly (elected 2) 1,920 24.7
Alexander Bolton (elected 3) 1,585 20.4
James Douglas 1,394 18.0
Frank Cowley 696 9.0
Total formal votes 7,766 99.3
Informal votes 58 0.7
Turnout 3,518 50.5
  (1 new seat)

The sitting members Auber Jones and George Loughnan did not contest the election. George Dibbs was the Premier and a member for St Leonards where he was successfully challenged by Sir Henry Parkes on Friday 16 October.

The Namoi
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi
Monday 26 October [47]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Collins (elected) 743 72.1
William Wright 288 27.9
Total formal votes 1,031 99.2
Informal votes 8 0.8
Turnout 1,039 48.0

The sitting member Thomas Dangar unsuccessfully contested The Gwydir.

The Nepean
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Nepean
Friday 16 October [48]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Smith (re-elected) 838 79.6
Thomas Cross 215 20.4
Total formal votes 1,053 98.0
Informal votes 21 2.0
Turnout 1,074 62.6

Newcastle
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 16 October [49]
Candidate Votes %
James Fletcher (re-elected 1) 2,483 42.2
George Lloyd (elected 2) 1,839 31.3
Total formal votes 1,557 100.0
Informal votes 5,879 0.0
Turnout 5,934 68.7

New England
1885 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Saturday 31 October [50]
Candidate Votes %
James Inglis (elected 1) 1,233 35.6
William Proctor (re-elected 2) 1,191 34.4
William Drew 580 16.7
William Dowel 285 8.2
Charles Givney 177 5.1
Total formal votes 3,466 98.8
Informal votes 41 1.2
Turnout 2,024 55.7

The sitting member James Farnell was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election.

Newtown
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Newtown
Friday 16 October [51]
Candidate Votes %
William Foster (elected 1) 1,906 23.6
James Smith (elected 2) 1,899 23.5
Frederick Gibbes (re-elected 3) 1,731 21.4
Richard Bellemey 1,154 14.3
Nicholas Hawken 726 9.0
Joseph Mitchell (defeated) 668 8.3
Total formal votes 8,084 99.1
Informal votes 71 0.9
Turnout 3,515 65.0
  (1 new seat)

Northumberland
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Friday 16 October [52]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Creer (elected 1) 1,662 27.1
Ninian Melville (re-elected 2) 1,539 25.1
Thomas Walker 1,287 21.0
Joseph Gorrick (defeated) 871 14.2
George Perry 598 9.8
Richard Luscombe (defeated) 176 2.9
Total formal votes 6,133 98.8
Informal votes 73 1.2
Turnout 6,206 63.6

Joseph Gorrick was the sitting member for Wollombi.

Orange
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Saturday 17 October [53]
Candidate Votes %
William Clarke (re-elected 1) 1,049 40.9
Thomas Dalton (re-elected 2) 882 34.4
Valentine Heaton 631 24.6
Total formal votes 2,562 98.8
Informal votes 31 1.2
Turnout 2,593 48.8

Paddington
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Paddington
Friday 16 October [54]
Candidate Votes %
John Neild (elected 1) 2,033 20.6
William Trickett (re-elected 2) 1,628 16.5
Robert Butcher (re-elected 3) 1,514 15.3
John McLaughlin (defeated) 1,487 15.0
Alfred Allen 1,451 14.7
Charles Hellmrich 1,363 13.8
Charles Cansdell 418 4.2
Total formal votes 9,894 98.3
Informal votes 176 1.8
Turnout 4,356 64.7

Parramatta
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Friday 16 October [55]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (re-elected) 922 69.8
William Ferris 399 30.2
Total formal votes 1,321 97.0
Informal votes 41 3.0
Turnout 1,362 72.6

Patrick's Plains
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains
Wednesday 28 October [56]
Candidate Votes %
Albert Gould (re-elected) 676 55.2
William Browne 548 44.8
Total formal votes 1,224 99.0
Informal votes 12 1.0
Turnout 1,236 78.6

Queanbeyan
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Friday 23 October [57]
Candidate Votes %
Edward O'Sullivan (elected) 304 32.5
Percy Hodgkinson 209 22.3
William Affleck 193 20.6
John Wright 164 17.5
William O'Neill 66 7.1
Total formal votes 936 98.0
Informal votes 19 2.0
Turnout 955 49.3

The sitting member George De Salis did not contest the election.

Redfern
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Redfern
Friday 16 October [58]
Candidate Votes %
John Sutherland (re-elected 1) 2,806 25.3
Arthur Renwick (elected 2) 2,137 19.3
Thomas Williamson (elected 3) 2,009 18.1
William Stephens 1,861 16.8
Francis Wright (defeated) 1,232 11.1
John Martin 1,042 9.4
Total formal votes 11,087 98.9
Informal votes 125 1.1
Turnout 5,325 69.4

The other sitting member Alfred Fremlin did not contest the election.

The Richmond
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Wednesday 28 October [59]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Ewing (elected 1) 1,922 40.9
Patrick Hogan (elected 2) 1,454 30.9
Frederick Crouch 1,280 27.2
George Dibbs 46 1.0
Total formal votes 4,702 99.2
Informal votes 40 0.8
Turnout 2,796 59.9
  (1 new seat)

The sitting member Samuel Gray did not contest the election

Shoalhaven
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven
Monday 19 October [60]
Candidate Votes %
Frederick Humphery (re-elected) 850 54.6
William Martin 706 45.4
Total formal votes 1,556 98.6
Informal votes 22 1.4
Turnout 1,578 78.0

South Sydney
1885 New South Wales colonial election: South Sydney
Friday 16 October [61]
Candidate Votes %
John Davies (elected 1) 2,444 17.0
James Toohey (elected 2) 2,309 16.1
Joseph Olliffe (re-elected 3) 2,084 14.5
Archibald Forsyth (elected 4) 2,012 14.0
George Withers (defeated) 1,738 12.1
Alfred Miller 1,563 10.9
Edward O'Sullivan 1,130 7.9
William Poole (defeated) 710 4.9
William Richardson 378 2.6
Total formal votes 14,368 98.3
Informal votes 252 1.7
Turnout 6,268 71.9

The other sitting member John Harris did not contest the election.

St Leonards
1885 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Friday 16 October [62]
Candidate Votes %
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) 1,506 33.4
Isaac Ives (re-elected 2) 1,149 25.5
George Dibbs (defeated) 1,039 23.0
Edward Clark 819 18.2
Total formal votes 4,513 98.7
Informal votes 60 1.3
Turnout 3,008 70.5

Sir Henry Parkes was the member for Argyle who contested St Leonards to successfully challenge the Premier George Dibbs. Dibbs was returned to Parliament by successfully contesting The Murrumbidgee on Saturday 31 October.

Tamworth
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Wednesday 21 October [63]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Levien (re-elected 1) 882 29.4
Michael Burke (elected 2) 772 25.8
John Gill (defeated) 707 23.6
William Dowel 402 13.4
A Sampson 235 7.8
Total formal votes 2,998 98.9
Informal votes 32 1.1
Turnout 1,676 58.4

Tenterfield
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Tenterfield
Friday 30 October [64]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Lee (re-elected) unopposed  

Tumut
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Friday 30 October [65]
Candidate Votes %
Travers Jones (elected) 446 36.9
Nathaniel Emanuel 438 36.2
James Hoskins 326 26.9
Total formal votes 1,210 98.8
Informal votes 15 1.2
Turnout 1,233 66.9

The sitting member Thomas O'Mara unsuccessfully contested Monaro.

The Upper Hunter
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Upper Hunter
Monday 26 October [66]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Fitzgerald (elected 1) 910 37.3
Thomas Hungerford (elected 2) 776 31.8
John McElhone (defeated) 756 31.0
Total formal votes 2,442 99.5
Informal votes 12 0.5
Turnout 1,591 56.4

The other sitting member John McLaughlin did not contest the election.

Wellington
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington
Tuesday 20 October [67]
Candidate Votes %
David Ferguson (re-elected) 458 58.9
Paddy Crick 258 33.2
E Bennett 61 7.9
Total formal votes 777 98.6
Informal votes 11 1.4
Turnout 787 59.8

Wentworth
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth
Saturday 31 October [68]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Quin (re-elected) unopposed  
William MacGregor (elected) unopposed  
  (1 new seat)

West Macquarie
1885 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie
Thursday 22 October [69]
Candidate Votes %
Lewis Lloyd (re-elected) 355 56.3
James Fitzpatrick 276 43.7
Total formal votes 631 98.0
Informal votes 13 2.0
Turnout 644 59.5

West Maitland
1885 New South Wales colonial election: West Maitland
Friday 16 October [70]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Thompson (elected) 632 54.5
Walter Edmunds 527 45.5
Total formal votes 1,159 97.0
Informal votes 36 3.0
Turnout 1,195 72.6

The sitting member Henry Cohen did not contest the election.

West Sydney
1885 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Friday 16 October [71]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Kethel (elected 1) 3,515 21.0
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) 3,057 18.3
Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) 3,043 18.2
John Young (elected 4) 2,870 17.2
Angus Cameron (defeated) 2,388 14.3
George Merriman (defeated) 1,853 11.1
Total formal votes 16,726 99.2
Informal votes 140 0.8
Turnout 7,140 68.4

Wollombi
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 31 October [72]
Candidate Votes %
Lyall Scott (elected) 592 62.8
Walter Vivian 257 27.3
George Anderson 69 7.3
A S Jaques 25 2.7
Total formal votes 943 99.0
Informal votes 10 1.1
Turnout 953 57.0

The sitting member Joseph Gorrick unsuccessfully contested Northumberland.

Yass Plains
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains
Monday 19 October [73]
Candidate Votes %
Louis Heydon (re-elected) 601 55.4
Richard Colonna-Close 483 44.6
Total formal votes 1,084 96.1
Informal votes 44 3.9
Turnout 1,128 61.4

Young
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Thursday 22 October [74]
Candidate Votes %
Gerald Spring (re-elected 1) 1,270 38.6
William Watson (elected 2) 1,011 30.7
James Mackinnon (defeated) 1,009 30.7
Total formal votes 3,290 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,290 47.0

See also

References
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