West Sydney - 1880 (Roll: 8,882) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 19 November 1880, Polling: Monday, 22 November 1880
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Cameron, Angus (Re-elected 1)
3,070
18.48
O'Connor, Daniel (Re-elected 2)
2,687
16.18
Abigail, Francis (Elected 3)
2,226
13.40
Martin, William Fraser (Elected 4)
2,206
13.28
Harris, John (Defeated)
2,033
12.24
White, Thomas
1,197
7.21
Roberts, Charles James
1,109
6.68
Buchanan, David (Defeated)
999
6.01
Harris, John Snr
571
3.44
Roylance, William
511
3.08
Formal Votes
16,609
Informal Votes
216
1.28
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
16,825
49.18
Persons Voting / Turnout
5,858
65.95
Notes: Sitting MP James Merriman did not re-contest. David Buchanan was a sitting MP for Mudgee. After defeat here, he was re-elected for his old seat.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 20 November 1880, p.9 col.1-5, results from SMH 23 November, p.2 col.5-6.