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The Hawkesbury - 1889 (Roll: 2,474)
Won by Free Trade
Nominations: Monday, 11 February 1889, Polling: Saturday, 16 February 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Bowman, Alexander (Re-elected) Free Trade 1,151 67.75
Rose, Thomas Protectionist 548 32.25
Formal Votes 1,699
Informal Votes 26 1.51
Total Votes / Turnout 1,725 69.73
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,725 69.73
Source: Windsor and Richmond Gazette, 23 February 1889, p.3 col.1 including booth results.Totals are 26 votes out from the published totals in the Statistical Register (1889). It has been assumed there has been an error in the Regsiter accounting for the informal votes, and total adjusted accordingly.