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Argyle - 1880 (Roll: 2,770) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Monday, 22 November 1880, Polling: Friday, 26 November 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Holborow, William Hillier (Elected 1) 1,026 27.47
Myers, Phillip George (Elected 2) 992 26.56
Heydon, Louis Francis 780 20.88
Walsh, John 683 18.29
Connolly, William 254 6.80
Formal Votes 3,735
Informal Votes 29 0.77
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,764 68.47
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,976 71.34
Notes: Sitting MP William Davies did not contest this seat. Extra member allocated by the 1880 Electoral Act.
Source: Report of nominations, Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 25 November 1880, pp.1-3. Results from Goulburn Herald, 29 November 1880, p.2 col.2. Town and Country Journal, p.1115, col.3 had same result but with Holborrow on 1016. Different results again in SMH 27 November, p.3 col.3-4, amended for Holborrow 29 November and incorrect totals in the SMH election summary, 8 December, p.3 col.4.