Nominations: Friday, 23 October 1885, Polling: Thursday, 29 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Smith, Fergus Jago
573
45.19
Ross, Andrew (Re-elected)
695
54.81
Formal Votes
1,268
Informal Votes
22
1.71
Total Votes / Turnout
1,290
69.13
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,290
69.13
Source: These totals were re-printed six years later with full booth details in the Molong Express, 4 July 1891, p.2 col.5. SMH 31 October 1885, p.9 col.1 carried incomplete totals. Same results but with only 20 informals was later found in the Daily Telegraph, 3 November 1885, p.6 col.1.