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Result

An election was held in Medway on 24 November - 18 December 1885 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Gathorne-Hardy John John Gathorne-Hardy Conservative	6,212	54.8
	Waterlow Sydney Sydney Waterlow Liberal	5,118	45.2
	Majority	1,094	9.7
	Turnout	11,330	84.0
	Conservative win (new constituency)

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