The Richmond - 1885 (Roll: 4,668) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 20 October 1885, Polling: Wednesday, 28 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Ewing, Thomas Thomson (Elected 1)
1,922
40.88
Hogan, Patrick (Elected 2)
1,454
30.92
Crouch, Frederick George
1,280
27.22
Dibbs, George Richard
46
0.98
Formal Votes
4,702
Informal Votes
40
0.84
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
4,742
51.22
Persons Voting / Turnout
2,796
59.90
Notes: Sitting MP Samuel William Grey did not re-contest. Electorate gained an extra seat at this election.
Source: Northern Star, 7 November p.2 col.3. Used in preference to slightly different figures published earlier by the SMH 30 October 1885, p.5 col.1, which were indicated as incomplete, then re-published on 2 November with no reference to their status.