The Hastings and Manning - 1885 (Roll: 2,590) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Friday, 16 October 1885, Polling: Tuesday, 20 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Young, James Henry (Re-elected 1)
1,229
39.94
Roberts, Charles James (Re-elected 2)
883
28.70
McKinnon, Hugh
499
16.22
Tait, G W
466
15.14
Formal Votes
3,077
Informal Votes
16
0.52
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
3,093
60.02
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,720
66.41
Notes: Statistical Register included only an approximate number of persons voting.
Source: SMH 27 October 1885, p.5 col.1, including booth results. Very similar results were re-printed in the Port Macquarie News, 9 February 1889, p.2 col.4, except that Roberts had 893 and McKinnon 489. Have gone with the SMH results on this occasion.