Central Cumberland - 1891 (Roll: 9,914) - 4 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (4)
Nominations: Monday, 15 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 17 June 1891
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Fuller, Cyrus Edgar
Protectionist
1,449
8.04
Airey, Walter Thomas
Protectionist
1,092
6.06
Farnell, Frank (Re-elected 1)
Free Trade
2,850
15.82
Ritchie, Robert Adam (Re-elected 2)
Free Trade
2,491
13.83
Nobbs, John (Re-elected 3)
Free Trade
2,435
13.51
Dale, David (Re-elected 4)
Free Trade
1,978
10.98
Gannon, John Thornton
Labor Party
1,614
8.96
Marshall, John
Labor Party
1,389
7.71
Taylor, Thomas Whitford
Ind Free Trade
1,016
5.64
Forsyth, John
Ind Free Trade
964
5.35
Ferguson, John
Ind Free Trade
740
4.11
Formal Votes
18,018
Informal Votes
163
0.90
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
18,181
47.08
Persons Voting / Turnout
5,744
57.94
Source: Report of nominations, Cumberland Mercury, 17 June 1891, p.2 continued p.6, and SMH 16 June, p.4 col.4-6. Mercury reported same totals as SMH 19 June 1891, p.5 col.7, the SMH reporting full booth details 18 June, p.6 col.6.
Corrections: There are three changes to the party affiliations in Hughes and Graham (1975). Nairn (1989) makes it clear that Gannon was a Labor candidate, as did both the Daily Telegraph and Australian Star. Forsyth and Taylor have been listed as Independent Free Trade candidates as they were excluded from 'official' lists. (SMH 17 June, p.9 col.8) Hughes and Graham also use earlied results published SMH 18 June, p.6 col.6.