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Bourke - 1885 (Roll: 3,889) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Friday, 16 October 1885, Polling: Monday, 26 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Sawers, William Bowie Stewart Campbell (Elected 1) 934 35.35 Barton, Russell (Re-elected 2) 750 28.39 Machattie, Richard Randolph (Defeated) 523 19.80 O'Grady, Austin Joseph 435 16.46 Formal Votes 2,642 Informal Votes 27 1.01 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,669 34.66 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,703 43.79 Source: SMH 9 November 1885, p.5 col.6