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Forbes - 1882 (Roll: 2,674) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Monday, 4 December 1882, Polling: Friday, 8 December 1882
Candidate Votes Votes %
Coonan, Walter Thomas (Elected 1) 731 36.19
Stokes, Alfred (Elected 2) 649 32.13
Cooke, Henry Harry (Defeated) 640 31.68
Formal Votes 2,020
Informal Votes 23 1.13
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,043 38.63
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,523 56.96
Notes: MP John Bodel did not contest.
Source: SMH 14 December 1882, p.5 col.1