St Leonards - 1885 (Roll: 4,264) - 2 to be elected
Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885
Candidate
Votes
Votes %
Parkes, Henry (Re-elected 1)
1,506
33.37
Ives, Isaac Ellis (Re-elected 2)
1,149
25.46
Dibbs, George Richard (Defeated)
1,039
23.02
Clark, Edward Mann
819
18.15
Formal Votes
4,513
Informal Votes
60
1.31
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
4,573
54.33
Persons Voting / Turnout
3,008
70.54
Notes: Henry Parkes was MP for Goulburn before the election. He deliberately chose to move to contest St Leonards, a direct and successful challenge to Premier Dibbs.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 14 October 1885, p.9 col.1-3, results 19 October, p.4 col.4, includes booth results.