Nominations: Thursday, 17 February 1887, Polling: Saturday, 26 February 1887
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Virgoe, William Richard Neil
Free Trade
750
31.98
Chanter, John Moore (Re-elected 1)
Protectionist
836
35.65
Barbour, Robert (Re-elected 2)
Protectionist
759
32.37
Formal Votes
2,345
Informal Votes
26
1.10
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
2,371
41.63
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,377
47.83
Source: SMH 1 March 1887, p.9 col.2, including booth results. Incomplete returns published in election summary 28 February 1887, p.12 col.4, incorrectly suggesting Virgoe would win the second seat. Report of nominations in Pastoral Times, 19 February 1887, p.3 col.1-3. Results published Pastoral Times 5 March, p.2 col.7, and while they look similar to those published in the SMH, the State Library microfilm reproduction is very poor and almost impossible to read.