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Balmain - 1887 (Roll: 7,900) - 3 to be elected Elected - Free Trade (3) Nominations: Thursday, 3 February 1887, Polling: Saturday, 5 February 1887 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Garrard, Jacob (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 3,012 26.64 Hawthorne, John Stuart (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 2,915 25.79 Smith, Frank James (Elected 3) Free Trade 2,717 24.03 Hyam, Solomon Herbert (Defeated) Protectionist 1,585 14.02 Belgrave, Thomas Bowerman Protectionist 723 6.40 Wheeler, Aaron Protectionist 353 3.12 Formal Votes 11,305 Informal Votes 108 0.95 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 11,413 49.07 Persons Voting / Turnout 4,640 58.73 Notes: Hyam and Belgrave were listed as the endorsed candidates of the Protection Union. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 4 February 1887, p.7 col.2-4, results from SMH 7 February, p.4 col.2, includes booth results, republished in election summary, 28 February, p.11 col. 3.