Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Holdsworth, P R
367
39.00
Tarrant, Harman John (Re-elected)
574
61.00
Formal Votes
941
Informal Votes
22
2.28
Total Votes / Turnout
963
61.53
Persons Voting / Turnout
963
61.53
Source: Report of nominations, Kiama Independent, 16 October, pp.2-3, results 20 October, p.2 col.4 including booth details. Independent totals also in Year-Book of Australia (1886), and they match total votes reported in Statistical Register. SMH results on 17 October 1885, p.10 col.3, have not been used as they reported Tarrant with 474.