Central Cumberland - 1885 (Roll: 6,011) - 3 to be elected
Nominations: Saturday, 24 October 1885, Polling: Thursday, 29 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
McCulloch, Andrew Hardie Jnr (Re-elected 1)
1,953
21.33
Bull, Nathaniel George (Elected 2)
1,879
20.53
Parkes, Varney (Re-elected 3)
1,858
20.30
Fuller, Cyrus Edgar
1,503
16.42
Scrivener, Charles Ambrose
973
10.63
Farnell, Frank
808
8.83
Statham, Henry Worthington
180
1.97
Formal Votes
9,154
Informal Votes
128
1.38
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
9,282
52.89
Persons Voting / Turnout
3,976
66.15
Notes: Gained an extra seat for this election.
Source: Report of nominations Cumberland Mercury, 28 October 1885, p.5 col.1-5, with results from 4 November, p.2 col.4-5, reporting declaration of the poll. SMH report of nominations 26 October, p.5 col.2-4, results 2 November, p.5 col.3 including booth results, one tiny difference being McCulloch on 1963.