Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election
Candidate Votes %
John Kidd ( elected 1 ) 1,610 37.9
Thomas Garrett ( re-elected 2 ) 1,422 33.5
Henry Badgery ( defeated ) 1,217 28.6
Total formal votes 4,249 99.4
Informal votes 24 0.6
Turnout 2,649 59.6
Election results -- Camden
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1885 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 35 multi-member districts returning 85 members and 37 single member districts giving a total of 122 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election