Nominations: Saturday, 10 December 1864, Polling: Saturday, 24 December 1864
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Dean, Horace
260
23.26
Flett, Henry (Defeated)
328
29.34
Forster, William (Elected)
530
47.41
Formal Votes
1,118
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
1,118
61.53
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,133
62.36
Source: Report of nominations 19 December 1864, p.5 col.2, with results from SMH 20 January, p.2 col.6 and Empire 9 January, p.5 col.4. Same totals from different source, Maitland Mercury 12 January 1865, p.2 col.2.