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The Bogan - 1885 (Roll: 4,586) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 16 October 1885, Polling: Monday, 26 October 1885
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cass, George Edwin (Re-elected 1) 1,347 35.58
Jennings, Patrick Alfred (Re-elected 2) 1,271 33.57
Kelly, John Edward 1,168 30.85
Formal Votes 3,786
Informal Votes 40 1.05
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,826 42.15
Persons Voting / Turnout 2,318 50.55
Source: Taken from SMH 4 November 1885, p.5 col.4. Slightly different figures are given same page, col.1, Cass 1349, Jennings 1273, Kelly 1166. Year-Book of Australia (1886) reported Kelly with 1163 votes. Daily Telegraph 31 October, p.3 col.4 also produced totals used here but reported declaration to come, but same totals published with complete booths, 3 November, p.6 col.1.