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Tamworth - 1885 (Roll: 2,871) - 2 to be elected Nominations: Wednesday, 14 October 1885, Polling: Wednesday, 21 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Levien, Robert Henry (Re-elected 1) 882 29.42 Burke, Michael (Elected 2) 772 25.75 Gill, John (Defeated) 707 23.58 Dowel, William Springthorpe 402 13.41 Sampson, A H 235 7.84 Formal Votes 2,998 Informal Votes 32 1.06 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,030 53.33 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,676 58.38 Source: SMH 23 October 1885, p.3 col.3, same totals in Tamworth Observer, 24 October, p.2 col.1.