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West Sydney - 1880 (Roll: 8,882) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 19 November 1880, Polling: Monday, 22 November 1880
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cameron, Angus (Re-elected 1) 3,070 18.48
O'Connor, Daniel (Re-elected 2) 2,687 16.18
Abigail, Francis (Elected 3) 2,226 13.40
Martin, William Fraser (Elected 4) 2,206 13.28
Harris, John (Defeated) 2,033 12.24
White, Thomas 1,197 7.21
Roberts, Charles James 1,109 6.68
Buchanan, David (Defeated) 999 6.01
Harris, John Snr 571 3.44
Roylance, William 511 3.08
Formal Votes 16,609
Informal Votes 216 1.28
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 16,825 49.18
Persons Voting / Turnout 5,858 65.95
Notes: Sitting MP James Merriman did not re-contest. David Buchanan was a sitting MP for Mudgee. After defeat here, he was re-elected for his old seat.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 20 November 1880, p.9 col.1-5, results from SMH 23 November, p.2 col.5-6.