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East Macquarie - 1885 (Roll: 2,239) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Monday, 19 October 1885, Polling: Monday, 26 October 1885
Candidate Votes Votes %
Smith, Sydney (Re-elected 1) 1,113 43.09
Shepherd, John (Elected 2) 587 22.73
Hughes, John 528 20.44
Tonkin, James Ebenezer 355 13.74
Formal Votes 2,583
Informal Votes 21 0.81
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,604 58.62
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,474 65.83
Notes: Sitting MP Edward Coombes did not re-contest.
Source: SMH 28 October 1885, p.5 col.1, same totals as in Bathurst Free Press, 28 October, p.2 col.2. Booths published in Daily Telegraph, 28 October.