Nominations: Monday, 22 November 1880, Polling: Friday, 26 November 1880
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Abbott, Robert Palmer (Elected)
396
44.00
Hurley, John (Defeated)
361
40.11
Targett, Walter Scott
143
15.89
Formal Votes
900
Informal Votes
32
3.43
Total Votes / Turnout
932
55.58
Persons Voting / Turnout
932
55.58
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 23 November 1880, p.3 col.4-6. Correct results eventually located in Bathurst Times, 1 December 1880, p.2 col.4. SMH published incomplete returns 27 November and reported a 35 vote majority on 29 November without publishing totals. SMH eventually included Abbott on 714 votes in its election summary, a total that does not make sense with knowledge of the margin or the total number of votes recorded in the Statistical Register.