Nominations: Wednesday, 24 November 1880, Polling: Tuesday, 30 November 1880
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Jennings, Patrick Alfred (Elected 1)
1,394
42.08
Cass, George Edwin (Elected 2)
750
22.64
Forlonge, William
671
20.25
Shorter, William Thomas Ashton
498
15.03
Formal Votes
3,313
Informal Votes
42
1.25
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
3,355
51.78
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,842
56.16
Notes: Sitting MP WT Coonan contested Forbes.
Source: Brief report of nominations, 25 November 1880, p.3 col.3, results from SMH 7 December, p.3 col.5, booths having been reported SMH 3 December, p.3 col.3. Note that incomplete results were published in the SMH election summary on 8 December, p.3 col.4.