East Sydney - 1864-5 (Roll: 8,957) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Monday, 21 November 1864, Polling: Tuesday, 22 November 1864
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Cowper, Charles (Re-elected 1)
2,711
18.74
Caldwell, John (Re-elected 2)
2,447
16.92
Neale, James Henry (Elected 3)
2,107
14.57
Hart, James (Re-elected 4)
2,069
14.31
Martin, James (Defeated)
1,769
12.23
Forster, William (Defeated)
1,733
11.98
Isaacs, Robert Macintosh
1,351
9.34
Dransfield, Richard
190
1.31
Duigan, Thomas Russell
43
0.30
Cover, William
43
0.30
Formal Votes
14,463
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
14,463
40.37
Persons Voting / Turnout
4,191
46.79
Notes: Sitting MP Robert Stewart did not contest the election. James Hart was the sitting MP for Bathurst. James Martin was sitting MP for Tumut and would subsequently be re-elected as MP for that seat. Duigan and Cover nominated and seconded each other.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 22 January 1864, pp.5-6, with results SMH 23 November, p.5 col.1, boxes published SMH 26 November, p.6 col.6.