Nominations: Friday, 19 November 1880, Polling: Monday, 22 November 1880
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Christie, William Bede
163
29.96
Dillon, John (Re-elected)
381
70.04
Formal Votes
544
Informal Votes
20
3.55
Total Votes / Turnout
564
39.97
Persons Voting / Turnout
564
39.97
Source: Result declared SMH 25 November 1880, but does not mention total for candidates, merely total votes informals and margins, allowing result to be inferred. Totals were then published in SMH election summary, 8 December, p.3 col.5. Totals in Tenterfield Independent are not complete. It has been presumed that W B Christie reported in local newspapers was William Bede Christie.