Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Neild, John Cash (Elected 1)
2,033
20.55
Trickett, William Joseph (Re-elected 2)
1,628
16.45
Butcher, Robert (Re-elected 3)
1,514
15.30
McLaughlin, John (Defeated)
1,487
15.03
Allen, Alfred
1,451
14.67
Hellmrich, Charles
1,363
13.78
Cansdell, Charles Stuart
418
4.22
Formal Votes
9,894
Informal Votes
176
1.75
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
10,070
51.63
Persons Voting / Turnout
4,356
64.74
Notes: Electorate gained an extra seat for this election. John McLaughlin was sitting MP for Upper Hunter, and at the nominations he cited the physical difficulty he had representing a large rural district as his reason for contesting Paddington.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 14 October 1885, p.8 col.4-6, results 17 October, p.9 col.5