The Upper Hunter - 1885 (Roll: 2,822) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 20 October 1885, Polling: Monday, 26 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Fitzgerald, Robert George Dundas (Elected 1)
910
37.26
Hungerford, Thomas (Elected 2)
776
31.78
McElhone, John (Defeated)
756
30.96
Formal Votes
2,442
Informal Votes
12
0.49
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
2,454
43.69
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,591
56.38
Notes: Sitting MP John McLaughlin contested Paddington.
Source: Report of nominations, Maitland Mercury, 22 October 1885, pp.6-7. Totals from SMH 31 October 1885, p.9 col.1, same totals with booths, Daily Telegraph 29 October, p.6 col.5.