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Redfern - 1885 (Roll: 7,675) - 3 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885
Candidate Votes Votes %
Sutherland, John (Re-elected 1) 2,806 25.31
Renwick, Arthur (Elected 2) 2,137 19.27
Williamson, Thomas Michael (Elected 3) 2,009 18.12
Stephens, William 1,861 16.79
Wright, Francis Augustus (Defeated) 1,232 11.11
Martin, John A 1,042 9.40
Formal Votes 11,087
Informal Votes 125 1.11
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 11,212 49.78
Persons Voting / Turnout 5,325 69.38
Notes: Sitting MP Alfred Reginald Fremlin did not re-contest.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 14 October 1885, p.8 col.1-3, results SMH 17 October, p.9 col.5, including booths, same totals in Daily Telegraph 20 October, p.6 col.3, including booths, and Australian Town and Country Journal, 24 October, p.845. SMH election summary tables subsequently reported higher votes for the three elected candidates, but no source for this different result could be found. It has been presumed to be an error.