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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.