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The Richmond - 1885 (Roll: 4,668) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 20 October 1885, Polling: Wednesday, 28 October 1885
Candidate Votes Votes %
Ewing, Thomas Thomson (Elected 1) 1,922 40.88
Hogan, Patrick (Elected 2) 1,454 30.92
Crouch, Frederick George 1,280 27.22
Dibbs, George Richard 46 0.98
Formal Votes 4,702
Informal Votes 40 0.84
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 4,742 51.22
Persons Voting / Turnout 2,796 59.90
Notes: Sitting MP Samuel William Grey did not re-contest. Electorate gained an extra seat at this election.
Source: Northern Star, 7 November p.2 col.3. Used in preference to slightly different figures published earlier by the SMH 30 October 1885, p.5 col.1, which were indicated as incomplete, then re-published on 2 November with no reference to their status.