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The Hume - 1885 (Roll: 2,713) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Saturday, 17 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 23 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Lyne, William John (Re-elected 1) 1,080 42.24 Hayes, James (Elected 2) 720 28.16 Bond, Edmund Matthew 451 17.64 Gale, John 306 11.97 Formal Votes 2,557 Informal Votes 20 0.78 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,577 47.86 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,379 50.83 Notes: Sitting MP Leyser Levin did not contest the election. Source: Albury Banner, 20 October 1885, p.20 col.4, used in preference to the slightly lower totals reported in SMH 4 November 1885, p.5 col.4