Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election
Candidate Votes %
Edward Combes ( re-elected 1 ) 903 41.7
Edmund Webb ( re-elected 2 ) 737 34.0
Sydney Smith 526 24.3
Total formal votes 2,166 99.4
Informal votes 13 0.6
Turnout 1,280 62.3
Election results -- East Macquarie
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1880 New South Wales colonial election. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 29 multi-member districts returning 68 members and 43 single member districts giving a total of 108 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 14 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election