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The Murray - 1887 (Roll: 2,879) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (2)
Nominations: Thursday, 17 February 1887, Polling: Saturday, 26 February 1887
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Virgoe, William Richard Neil Free Trade 750 31.98
Chanter, John Moore (Re-elected 1) Protectionist 836 35.65
Barbour, Robert (Re-elected 2) Protectionist 759 32.37
Formal Votes 2,345
Informal Votes 26 1.10
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,371 41.63
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,377 47.83
Source: SMH 1 March 1887, p.9 col.2, including booth results. Incomplete returns published in election summary 28 February 1887, p.12 col.4, incorrectly suggesting Virgoe would win the second seat. Report of nominations in Pastoral Times, 19 February 1887, p.3 col.1-3. Results published Pastoral Times 5 March, p.2 col.7, and while they look similar to those published in the SMH, the State Library microfilm reproduction is very poor and almost impossible to read.