Nominations: Saturday, 2 March 1872, Polling: Wednesday, 6 March 1872
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Ardill, John Roche
1
0.11
Asher, Morris
225
24.78
Brown, Thomas (Elected)
434
47.80
Byrnes, James
187
20.59
Emmett, E N
10
1.10
Garsed, John
47
5.18
Johnson, Joseph
4
0.44
Formal Votes
908
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
908
43.82
Persons Voting / Turnout
933
45.03
Notes: Sitting MP J H Neale did not re-contest, having been elected for East Sydney on 13 February. Reports of the nominations are inconsistent, with alternative spellings Ardell and Ardill. It has been presumed this was perennial candidate John Roche Ardill. It is also presumed that James Byrnes is the former MP for Parramatta, who had been defeated contesting his old seat a fortnight earlier.