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Young - 1880 (Roll: 3,049) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Thursday, 18 November 1880, Polling: Monday, 22 November 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Watson, James (Re-elected 1) 968 30.34
Watson, William John (Elected 2) 841 26.36
Heaton, John Henniker 726 22.75
Crowe, Patrick Walsh 656 20.56
Formal Votes 3,191
Informal Votes 44 1.36
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,235 53.77
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,644 53.92
Notes: James Watson was sitting MP for The Lachlan.
Source: Brief report of nominations, SMH 19 November 1880, p.8 col.4. Results taken from SMH election summary, 8 December, p.3 col.5. Same results published in Burrangong Chronicle, 24 November 1880, p.2 col.5-6 including booth details.