Nominations: Monday, 24 January 1881, Polling: Thursday, 27 January 1881
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Gale, John
76
7.67
Hodgkinson, Percy Clement
413
41.68
Rutledge, Thomas (Elected)
502
50.66
Formal Votes
991
Informal Votes
27
2.65
Total Votes / Turnout
1,018
59.46
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: JB Thompson resigned, reasons unknown.
Source: Results from Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 1 February 1881, p.4 col.2-3, sourcing figures from the Queanbeyan Age. Relevant issues of Queanbeyan Age do not exist in the NSW State Library microfilm collection. Incomplete totals published in the SMH 28 January 1881, p.5 col.6, with declaration of poll reported 29 January, p.5 col.6, but only winning margin of 89 votes is given. SMH totals also published in Town and Country Journal, 29 January, p.208 col.3, though this report stated that the Gundaroo booth was yet to report. Goulburn paper clearly had the best report.