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Monaro - 1887 (Roll: 3,109) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (1), Ind Protectionist 1
Nominations: Thursday, 17 February 1887, Polling: Friday, 25 February 1887
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Elles, Herbert L Free Trade 453 15.00
Dawson, Henry (Re-elected 2) Protectionist 783 25.92
Stephen, Harold Wilberforce Hindmarsh (Defeated) Protectionist 637 21.09
O'Mara, Thomas Chrysostom (Elected 1) Ind Protectionist 1,148 38.00
Formal Votes 3,021
Informal Votes 12 0.40
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,033 48.97
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,732 55.71
Notes: Some confusion over Stephen's position. In the end, the final listing of him as a Protectionist Opposition candidate has been adopted. Both the SMH and DT listed O'Mara as a Protectionist Independent.
Source: Totals taken from SMH 1 March 1887, p.9 col.2, including booth results. Incomplete figures published in election summary 28 February 1887, p.12 col.4, repeating figures published same day p.3 col.2 and described as 'rough state of polls'.