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Carcoar - 1885 (Roll: 3,095) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Monday, 19 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 23 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Garland, Charles Launcelot (Elected 1) 1,034 39.45 Baker, Ezekiel Alexander (Re-elected 2) 932 35.56 Freehill, Francis Bede 655 24.99 Formal Votes 2,621 Informal Votes 17 0.64 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,638 42.89 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,725 55.74 Notes: Sitting MP George Campbell did not contest the election. Source: SMH 26 October 1885, p.5 col.1, same figures in Cowra Free Press, 30 November, p.2 col.5