East Sydney - 1887 (Roll: 10,888) - 4 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (4)
Nominations: Thursday, 3 February 1887, Polling: Saturday, 5 February 1887
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Burdekin, Sydney (Re-elected 1)
Free Trade
4,238
23.78
Reid, George Houstoun (Re-elected 2)
Free Trade
4,108
23.05
McMillan, William (Elected 3)
Free Trade
4,025
22.58
Street, John Rendell (Elected 4)
Free Trade
3,605
20.23
Traill, William Henry
Protectionist
1,846
10.36
Formal Votes
17,822
Informal Votes
63
0.35
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
17,885
41.50
Persons Voting / Turnout
6,883
63.22
Notes: Edmund Barton was appointed to the Legislative Council, while Henry Copeland moved to contest New England, where protectionism was more popular than in East Sydney.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 4 February 1887, p.5 col.1-3, with results from SMH 7 February 1887, p.3 col.1, including box results, republished in election summary, 28 February, p.11 col. 1-2.