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Newcastle - 1880 (Roll: 3,383) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Thursday, 18 November 1880, Polling: Monday, 22 November 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Fletcher, James (Elected 1) 1,876 38.18
Lloyd, George Alfred (Elected 2) 1,195 24.32
Ellis, James Cole 1,012 20.60
Bowker, Richard Ryther Steer (Defeated) 830 16.89
Formal Votes 4,913
Informal Votes 34 0.69
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 4,947 73.62
Notes: Second seat allocated by 1880 Electoral Act. No total of persons voting in Statistical Register.
Source: Brief report of nominations, SMH 19 November 1880, p.8 col.4, results from SMH 23 November, p.3 col.3. Fuller report of nominations, Newcastle Herald, 19 November, pp.2-4, with same results including booth details published 23 November, p.2 col.4.