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Wollombi - 1885 (Roll: 1,672) Nominations: Saturday, 24 October 1885, Polling: Saturday, 31 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Anderson, George 69 7.32 Jaques, A S 25 2.65 Scott, Lyall (Elected) 592 62.78 Vivian, Walter Hussey 257 27.25 Formal Votes 943 Informal Votes 10 1.05 Total Votes / Turnout 953 57.00 Persons Voting / Turnout 953 57.00 Notes: Sitting MP Joseph Albert Gorrick chose to contest Northumberland. Source: Report of nominations, Maitland Mercury 27 October 1885, pp.6-7, results from SMH 3 November 1885, p.7 col.3.