Nominations: Friday, 26 October 1877, Polling: Saturday, 27 October 1877
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Taylor, Hugh (Re-elected 1)
571
33.93
Long, William Alexander (Re-elected 2)
426
25.31
Cooper, Walter Hampson
370
21.98
Young, George E
265
15.75
Bergan, John
51
3.03
Formal Votes
1,683
Informal Votes
19
1.12
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
1,702
74.63
Persons Voting / Turnout
988
85.69
Notes: Sitting MP C J Byrnes did not re-contest. WA Long was a sitting MP for Central Cumberland. Some reports referred to the fifth candidate as Bergin. George E Young was referred to in several sources as Alderman Young.
Source: Report of nominations SMH 27 October 1877, p.5 col.1-2, results SMH 29 October, p.5 col.6 with report of official declaration, SMH 30 October p.7 col.2. Informal votes taken from Australian Town and Country Journal, 3 November, p.726 col.4. It has been presumed these informals are included in the reported total of persons voting in the Statistical Register.