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Newcastle - 1885 (Roll: 4,360) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Fletcher, James (Re-elected 1) 2,483 42.24 Lloyd, George Alfred (Elected 2) 1,839 31.28 Ellis, James Cole (Defeated) 1,557 26.48 Formal Votes 5,879 Informal Votes 55 0.93 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 5,934 68.68 Source: SMH 17 October 1885, p.10 col.2, with informal votes taken from Newcastle Herald, 17 October, p.2 col.4. No total of persons voting in Statistical Register or tabled papers.