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Bourke - 1880 (Roll: 3,748) Nominations: Tuesday, 23 November 1880, Polling: Tuesday, 30 November 1880 Candidate Votes Votes % Barton, Russell (Elected) 738 56.60 Olliffe, Joseph Benjamin 566 43.40 Formal Votes 1,304 Informal Votes 27 2.03 Total Votes / Turnout 1,331 35.51 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,331 35.51 Notes: No sitting MP. Olliffe had earlier been defeated contesting East Sydney. Source: SMH 29 November 1880, p.5 col.5