East Sydney - 1882 (Roll: 8,045) - 4 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 28 November 1882, Polling: Thursday, 30 November 1882
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Reid, George Houstoun (Re-elected 1)
3,044
20.20
Barton, Edmund (Re-elected 2)
2,948
19.56
Griffiths, George Neville (Elected 3)
2,365
15.69
McElhone, John (Re-elected 4)
2,307
15.31
Parkes, Henry (Defeated)
2,080
13.80
Renwick, Arthur (Defeated)
1,651
10.95
Green, James
676
4.49
Formal Votes
15,071
Informal Votes
53
0.35
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
15,124
47.49
Persons Voting / Turnout
4,719
58.66
Notes: Sitting MP H C Dangar did not re-contest. Edmund Barton was sitting MP for Wellington, while McElhone was sitting MP for Upper Hunter. Despite having already been elected for East Sydney, McElhone contested and was re-elected in Upper Hunter.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 29 November 1882, pp.7-8, results SMH 1 December, p.7 col.1-2