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South Sydney - 1885 (Roll: 8,724) - 4 to be elected Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Davies, John (Elected 1) 2,444 17.01 Toohey, James Matthew (Elected 2) 2,309 16.07 Olliffe, Joseph Benjamin (Re-elected 3) 2,084 14.50 Forsyth, Archibald (Elected 4) 2,012 14.00 Withers, George (Defeated) 1,738 12.10 Miller, Alfred 1,563 10.88 O'Sullivan, Edward William 1,130 7.86 Poole, William Thomas (Defeated) 710 4.94 Richardson, William 378 2.63 Formal Votes 14,368 Informal Votes 252 1.72 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 14,620 44.06 Persons Voting / Turnout 6,268 71.85 Notes: Sitting MP John Harris did not re-contest. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 14 October 1885, pp.7-8, results 17 October, p.9 col.4, booth results published 20 October, p.5 col.1