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South Sydney - 1880 (Roll: 8,127) - 4 to be elected Nominations: Tuesday, 16 November 1880, Polling: Thursday, 18 November 1880 Candidate Votes Votes % Davies, John (Re-elected 1) 2,707 17.34 Withers, George (Elected 2) 2,389 15.30 Carter, George Lord (Elected 3) 2,170 13.90 Poole, William Thomas (Elected 4) 2,158 13.82 Olliffe, Joseph Benjamin 2,125 13.61 Horden, Edward 2,115 13.55 Fitzgerald, John Desmond 1,040 6.66 Steel, Alexander 764 4.89 Wheeler, Aaron 144 0.92 Formal Votes 15,612 Informal Votes 133 0.84 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 15,745 49.66 Persons Voting / Turnout 5,648 69.50 Notes: John Davies was a sitting MP for East Sydney. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 17 November 1880, p.7 col.1-5, results from SMH 19 November, p.7 col.1 including box results.