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West Sydney - 1885 (Roll: 10,439) - 4 to be elected Nominations: Tuesday, 13 October 1885, Polling: Friday, 16 October 1885 Candidate Votes Votes % Kethel, Alexander (Elected 1) 3,515 21.02 O'Connor, Daniel (Re-elected 2) 3,057 18.28 Abigail, Francis (Re-elected 3) 3,043 18.19 Young, John Douglas (Elected 4) 2,870 17.16 Cameron, Angus (Defeated) 2,388 14.28 Merriman, George (Defeated) 1,853 11.08 Formal Votes 16,726 Informal Votes 140 0.83 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 16,866 41.40 Persons Voting / Turnout 7,140 68.40 Notes: Tabled papers included only approximate number of persons voting. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 14 October 1885, p.7 col.4-6, results 17 October, p.9 col.2-3, with box details published 19 October, p.4 col.1