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The Hastings and Manning - 1887 (Roll: 2,933) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (2)
Nominations: Friday, 4 February 1887, Polling: Wednesday, 9 February 1887
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Roberts, Charles James (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 1,195 40.69
Young, James Henry (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 1,107 37.69
Targett, Walter Scott (Defeated) Protectionist 635 21.62
Formal Votes 2,937
Informal Votes 15 0.51
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,952 50.58
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,628 55.51
Notes: Walter Scott Targett was sitting MP for Hartley.
Source: SMH 15 February 1887, p.3 col.2, including booth results, republished in election summary, 28 February, p.11 col. 4. Same totals in Port Macquarie News, 9 February, p.2 col.4, with full booths published in following issue, 16 February, p.2 col.4.