Nominations: Thursday, 25 November 1880, Polling: Thursday, 2 December 1880
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Badgery, Henry Septimus (Re-elected 1)
899
30.87
Tooth, Robert Lucas (Elected 2)
868
29.81
Toohey, John Thomas
719
24.69
Cohen, W T
426
14.63
Formal Votes
2,912
Informal Votes
21
0.72
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
2,933
57.03
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,754
67.72
Notes: Sitting MP John Murphy did not re-contest. Badgery was sitting MP for East Maitland. Monaro gained an extra seat under the 1880 Electoral Act.
Source: Manaro Mercury, 8 December 1880, p.3 col.2 including booth results. SMH election summary, 8 December 1880, p.3 col.4, had slightly different totals with Toohey on 721 and Cohen 428.