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Wollombi - 1885 (Roll: 1,672)
Nominations: Saturday, 24 October 1885, Polling: Saturday, 31 October 1885
Candidate Votes Votes %
Anderson, George 69 7.32
Jaques, A S 25 2.65
Scott, Lyall (Elected) 592 62.78
Vivian, Walter Hussey 257 27.25
Formal Votes 943
Informal Votes 10 1.05
Total Votes / Turnout 953 57.00
Persons Voting / Turnout 953 57.00
Notes: Sitting MP Joseph Albert Gorrick chose to contest Northumberland.
Source: Report of nominations, Maitland Mercury 27 October 1885, pp.6-7, results from SMH 3 November 1885, p.7 col.3.