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East Macquarie - 1889 (Roll: 2,605) - 2 to be elected Elected - Free Trade (2) Nominations: Tuesday, 12 February 1889, Polling: Saturday, 16 February 1889 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Tonkin, James Ebenezer (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 945 35.62 Smith, Sydney (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 938 35.36 Suttor, Francis Bathurst Protectionist 770 29.02 Formal Votes 2,653 Informal Votes 12 0.45 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,665 51.38 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,691 64.91 Source: Report of nominations, Bathurst Free Press, 14 February 1889, p.4 col.1-6, results 19 February, p.2 col.3 including booths.