Nominations: Monday, 19 October 1885, Polling: Monday, 26 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Brown, Herbert Harrington (Re-elected)
737
72.61
Johnston, William
278
27.39
Formal Votes
1,015
Informal Votes
22
2.12
Total Votes / Turnout
1,037
72.37
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,037
72.37
Source: Report of nominations, Maitland Mercury 22 October 1885, p.6 col.3-6, with results from Mercury 29 October, p.8 col.3 including booth results. As report matches totals in Statistical Register, it has been used in preference to the SMH 27 October 1885, p.5 col.1-2, which had Johnston on 275.