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The Murray - 1885 (Roll: 2,721) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 16 October 1885, Polling: Thursday, 29 October 1885
Candidate Votes Votes %
Chanter, John Moore (Elected 1) 851 38.30
Barbour, Robert (Re-elected 2) 741 33.35
Wilson, Alexander (Defeated) 630 28.35
Formal Votes 2,222
Informal Votes 16 0.71
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,238 41.42
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,517 55.75
Source: Booths published Pastoral Times, 31 October 1885 with Barbour on 742 votes, the same totals published in the SMH 31 October 1885, p.9 col.1. Totals used here taken from report of official declaration of poll, Pastoral Times, 7 November 1885, p.2 col.7, which reported Barbour with 741.