Nominations: Tuesday, 15 December 1874, Polling: Friday, 18 December 1874
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Charles, Samuel (Elected)
405
53.15
Stewart, John (Defeated)
357
46.85
Formal Votes
762
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
762
65.13
Persons Voting / Turnout
776
66.32
Source: SMH 26 December 1874, p.7 col.5, includes booths, crediting results to Kiama Independent, who published the results 24 December. Discrepancy on votes and turnout may be due to unreported informal votes.