Nominations: Friday, 10 December 1869, Polling: Thursday, 23 December 1869
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Dean, Horace (Elected)
474
32.01
Eagar, Geoffrey
2
0.14
Flett, Henry
307
20.73
Forster, William
253
17.08
Smith, Robert Burdett
444
29.98
Vickery, Ebenezer
1
0.07
Formal Votes
1,481
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
1,481
56.06
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,491
56.43
Notes: Horace Dean's victory was later overturned by the Elections and Qualifications Committee. (LAVP 1870 Vol A1 p.457) William Forster was sitting MP for The Hastings in the previous Parliament, but had already been defeated contesting St Leonards. He is not shown as a sitting MP in this seat, and was elected MP for Queanbeyan on the same day as the poll in Hastings.
Source: Totals taken from Elections and Qualifications Committee report. Slightly different totals published in Empire, 29 December 1869, p. 2, col.4, SMH 6 January 1870, p.5 col.1. Discrepancy in total votes may be unreported informal votes. SMH reports missed the presence of Vickery.