Nominations: Monday, 14 February 1887, Polling: Saturday, 19 February 1887
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Hutchison, Alexander
Protectionist
567
48.42
Matheson, George McLeod (Elected)
Free Trade
604
51.58
Formal Votes
1,171
Informal Votes
20
1.68
Total Votes / Turnout
1,191
42.06
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,191
42.06
Notes: Sitting MP W J Fergusson contested Wentworth.
Source: Year-Book of Australia (1888). SMH 28 February 1887, p.12 col.2 gives Matheson 603 votes, but the Year-Book figure has been used as it results in a formal vote matching the totals in the Statistical Register.