Nominations: Tuesday, 22 December 1874, Polling: Monday, 28 December 1874
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Gray, Samuel William (Elected)
504
56.76
Lysaght, Andrew
384
43.24
Formal Votes
888
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
888
69.00
Persons Voting / Turnout
888
69.00
Notes: Sitting MP William Forster was defeated earlier in December contesting East Sydney, was subsequently defeated in Queanbeyan before winning election for Murrumbidgee. Hagan, 'The Illawarra' p.86 in Hagan (2006) 'People and Politics in Regional New South Wales' states that Parkes had conspired with local business interests to withdraw support for Forster, removing a rival for the Premiership.