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1885 Election - Details of Voting and Turnout
District (Vacancies)
Candidates
Roll
Formal
Informal
Total
Estimated Turnout
Persons Voting
Turnout
Albury
(1)
2
1,322
819
26
845
63.92
845
63.92
Argyle
(2)
3
2,692
2,665
6
2,671
49.72
1,449
53.83
Balmain
(3)
6
6,758
9,788
126
9,914
50.14
4,112
60.85
Balranald
(2)
3
3,777
2,756
..
2,756
36.48
n.a.
n.a.
Bathurst
(1)
2
1,773
1,329
21
1,350
76.14
1,350
76.14
The Bogan
(2)
3
4,586
3,786
40
3,826
42.15
2,318
50.55
Boorowa
(1)
2
1,107
595
17
612
55.28
612
55.28
Bourke
(2)
4
3,889
2,642
27
2,669
34.66
1,703
43.79
Braidwood
(1)
2
1,427
838
24
862
60.41
862
60.41
Camden
(2)
3
4,448
4,249
24
4,273
48.30
2,649
59.55
Canterbury
(4)
8
10,520
17,130
125
17,255
41.90
6,042
57.43
Carcoar
(2)
3
3,095
2,621
17
2,638
42.89
1,725
55.74
The Clarence
(1)
3
1,832
1,140
20
1,160
63.32
1,160
63.32
Central Cumberland
(3)
7
6,011
9,154
128
9,282
52.89
3,976
66.15
Durham
(1)
2
1,433
1,015
22
1,037
72.37
1,037
72.37
Eden
(2)
3
3,140
3,423
29
3,452
55.43
2,156
68.66
Forbes
(2)
3
2,461
2,039
13
2,052
41.95
1,300
52.82
The Glebe
(2)
4
3,256
3,298
45
3,343
52.03
1,956
60.07
Glen Innes
(1)
3
2,426
1,038
25
1,063
43.82
1,061
43.73
Gloucester
(1)
(Unc)
1
1,665
..
..
..
..
..
..
Goulburn
(1)
(Unc)
1
2,079
..
..
..
..
..
..
Grafton
(1)
(Unc)
1
2,124
..
..
..
..
..
..
Grenfell
(1)
2
1,456
653
4
657
45.12
714
49.04
Gundagai
(1)
2
2,375
1,502
20
1,522
64.08
1,522
64.08
Gunnedah
(1)
2
1,953
1,182
41
1,223
62.62
1,223
62.62
The Gwydir
(1)
2
1,961
693
27
720
36.72
720
36.72
Hartley
(1)
2
2,003
1,126
22
1,148
57.31
1,148
57.31
The Hastings and Manning
(2)
4
2,590
3,077
16
3,093
60.02
1,720
66.41
The Hawkesbury
(1)
2
2,103
1,572
32
1,604
76.27
1,604
76.27
The Hume
(2)
4
2,713
2,557
20
2,577
47.86
1,379
50.83
The Hunter
(1)
(Unc)
1
1,364
..
..
..
..
..
..
The Upper Hunter
(2)
3
2,822
2,442
12
2,454
43.69
1,591
56.38
Illawarra
(1)
3
2,365
1,623
32
1,655
69.98
1,655
69.98
Inverell
(1)
2
1,839
1,150
37
1,187
64.55
1,187
64.55
Kiama
(1)
2
1,565
941
22
963
61.53
963
61.53
The Macleay
(1)
2
2,577
1,607
41
1,648
63.95
1,648
63.95
East Macquarie
(2)
4
2,239
2,583
21
2,604
58.62
1,474
65.83
West Macquarie
(1)
2
1,083
631
13
644
59.46
644
59.46
East Maitland
(1)
(Unc)
1
1,018
..
..
..
..
..
..
West Maitland
(1)
2
1,647
1,159
36
1,195
72.56
1,195
72.56
Molong
(1)
2
1,866
1,268
22
1,290
69.13
1,290
69.13
Monaro
(2)
5
2,846
2,804
22
2,826
50.04
1,681
59.07
Morpeth
(1)
2
1,189
945
2
947
79.65
947
79.65
Mudgee
(3)
5
4,022
5,518
22
5,540
46.28
2,065
51.34
The Murray
(2)
3
2,721
2,222
16
2,238
41.42
1,517
55.75
The Murrumbidgee
(3)
5
6,961
7,766
58
7,824
38.02
3,518
50.54
The Namoi
(1)
2
2,163
1,031
8
1,039
48.04
1,039
48.04
The Nepean
(1)
2
1,717
1,053
21
1,074
62.55
1,074
62.55
Newcastle
(2)
3
4,360
5,879
55
5,934
68.68
n.a.
n.a.
New England
(2)
5
3,635
3,466
41
3,507
48.80
2,024
55.68
Newtown
(3)
6
5,406
8,084
71
8,155
51.16
3,515
65.02
Northumberland
(2)
6
4,940
6,133
73
6,206
63.55
n.a.
n.a.
Orange
(2)
3
2,689
2,562
31
2,593
48.79
n.a.
n.a.
Paddington
(3)
7
6,728
9,894
176
10,070
51.63
4,356
64.74
Parramatta
(1)
2
1,875
1,321
41
1,362
72.64
1,362
72.64
Patrick's Plains
(1)
2
1,573
1,224
12
1,236
78.58
1,236
78.58
Queanbeyan
(1)
5
1,936
936
19
955
49.33
955
49.33
Redfern
(3)
6
7,675
11,087
125
11,212
49.78
5,325
69.38
The Richmond
(2)
4
4,668
4,702
40
4,742
51.22
2,796
59.90
Shoalhaven
(1)
2
2,022
1,556
22
1,578
78.04
1,578
78.04
St Leonards
(2)
4
4,264
4,513
60
4,573
54.33
3,008
70.54
East Sydney
(4)
7
10,240
17,716
97
17,813
44.20
6,917
67.55
South Sydney
(4)
9
8,724
14,368
252
14,620
44.06
6,268
71.85
West Sydney
(4)
6
10,439
16,726
140
16,866
41.40
7,140
68.40
Tamworth
(2)
5
2,871
2,998
32
3,030
53.33
1,676
58.38
Tenterfield
(1)
(Unc)
1
2,312
..
..
..
..
..
..
Tumut
(1)
3
1,844
1,210
15
1,225
66.43
1,233
66.87
Wellington
(1)
3
1,316
777
11
788
59.88
787
59.80
Wentworth
(2)
(Unc)
2
4,882
..
..
..
..
..
..
Wollombi
(1)
4
1,672
943
10
953
57.00
953
57.00
Yass Plains
(1)
2
1,838
1,084
44
1,128
61.37
1,128
61.37
Young
(2)
3
3,502
3,290
..
3,290
46.97
n.a.
n.a.