Nominations: Friday, 23 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 30 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Dawson, Henry (Elected 1)
941
33.56
Stephen, Harold Wilberforce Hindmarsh (Elected 2)
658
23.47
O'Mara, Thomas Chrysostom (Defeated)
447
15.94
Joseph, H M
390
13.91
Merrett, Henry C
368
13.12
Formal Votes
2,804
Informal Votes
22
0.78
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
2,826
50.04
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,681
59.07
Notes: Neither sitting MP Henry Septimus Badgery or David Ryrie contested the election. T C O'Mara was sitting MP for Tumut.
Source: Bombala Herald, 31 October 1885, p.3 col.2 including booth results. Results published SMH 2 November 1885 and re-printed 31 October are incomplete.