Nominations: Thursday, 29 July 1875, Polling: Thursday, 5 August 1875
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Hungerford, Thomas (Defeated)
869
45.12
McElhone, John (Elected)
1,057
54.88
Formal Votes
1,926
Informal Votes
15
0.77
Total Votes / Turnout
1,941
64.25
Cause Category: Qualifications Committee
Notes: Election of Thomas Hungerford voided by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.
Source: Maitland Mercury 14 August 1875, p.2 col.3 reporting the declaration of poll after several slightly different figures had been reported on previous days.