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St Leonards - 1889 (Roll: 6,349) - 3 to be elected Elected - Free Trade (3) Nominations: Thursday, 31 January 1889, Polling: Saturday, 2 February 1889 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Parkes, Henry (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 2,221 27.26 Cullen, Joseph Francis (Elected 2) Free Trade 1,922 23.59 Burns, John Fitzgerald (Re-elected 3) Free Trade 1,575 19.33 Clark, Edward Mann Free Trade 1,372 16.84 Griffin, J G Protectionist 1,057 12.97 Formal Votes 8,147 Informal Votes 78 0.95 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 8,225 44.00 Persons Voting / Turnout 3,708 58.40 Notes: Allocated a third seat for the 1889 election. Sitting MP IE Ives did not re-contest. J F Burns was a sitting MP for The Hunter. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 1 February 1889, p.4 col.6-7, results from SMH 5 February, p.7 col.5-6, includes booth results.