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Eden - 1889 (Roll: 3,521) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (2)
Nominations: Monday, 28 January 1889, Polling: Saturday, 2 February 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Downing, Nicholas Berryman Free Trade 545 14.94
Clarke, Henry (Re-elected 1) Protectionist 1,647 45.14
Garvan, James Patrick (Re-elected 2) Protectionist 1,457 39.93
Formal Votes 3,649
Informal Votes 22 0.60
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,671 52.44
Persons Voting / Turnout 2,041 57.97
Source: Report of nominations, Bega Standard, 30 January 1889, pp.2-3. Results taken from Bega Standard, 6 February 1889, p.2 col.5 including booth results. Slightly lower totals in SMH 4 February, p.8 col.7, reported as two small returns to come. Bega Standard results used in preference to Daily Telegraph, 4 February, p.6 col.6, which reported 1678 / 1327 / 588, figures also printed in the Year-Book of Australia.