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Camden - 1889 (Roll: 5,542) - 3 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (2), Protectionist 1
Nominations: Saturday, 2 February 1889, Polling: Saturday, 9 February 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
McCourt, William (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 2,083 23.53
Garrett, Thomas (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 1,722 19.45
Hodgson, J Free Trade 1,409 15.92
Pidgeon, John W Free Trade 94 1.06
Kidd, John (Elected 3) Protectionist 1,714 19.36
Hanrahan, James Vincent Protectionist 918 10.37
Richardson, William Protectionist 913 10.31
Formal Votes 8,853
Informal Votes 98 1.09
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 8,951 55.02
Persons Voting / Turnout 3,419 61.69
Notes: Third seat allocated for the 1889 election. Only initials used for Hanrahan and Richardson, first names assumed from candidates contesting Camden in 1891.
Source: SMH 12 February 1889, p.7 col.7 including booth results. Totals adjusted by note following table.