1886 General Election - Ipswich
| Year | 1886 |
| General election | 1886 General Election |
| Constituency | Ipswich |
| Turnout | 81.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Charteris, Hugo Richard | Conservative | 3,846 |
| Dalrymple, Charles | Conservative | 3,838 |
| Stern, Sydney James | Liberal | 3,386 |
| Thomson, Benjamin Thomas Lindsay | Liberal | 3,334 |