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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.