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The Hume - 1880 (Roll: 2,949) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 23 November 1880, Polling: Monday, 29 November 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Lyne, William John (Elected 1) 900 34.10
Levin, Leyser (Elected 2) 803 30.43
Gell, Philip Hoskins 641 24.29
Bond, Edmund Matthew 295 11.18
Formal Votes 2,639
Informal Votes 21 0.79
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,660 45.46
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,705 57.82
Notes: Second member added by 1880 Electoral Act. Sitting MP George Day contested Albury. Candidate E M Bond has been presumed to be Edmund Matthew Bond who contested this seat in 1885.
Source: Report of nominations Albury Banner, 27 November 1880, p.10 col.1-3, results from 4 December, p.14 col.2 including booths. SMH report of nominations, 25 November, p.3 col.3, though SMH results 8 December, p.3 col.5, have Gell on 644.