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Central Cumberland - By-election (Roll: 9,914)
Retained by Free Trade
Nominations: Saturday, 22 August 1891, Polling: Saturday, 29 August 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Brodie, William Alfred Free Trade 272 6.39
Fuller, Cyrus Edgar Protectionist 403 9.47
Gannon, John Thornton Protectionist 679 15.95
Garrard, Jacob (Elected) Free Trade 1,674 39.33
Marshall, John Labor Party 904 21.24
Taylor, Thomas Whitford Free Trade 324 7.61
Formal Votes 4,256
Informal Votes 109 2.50
Total Votes / Turnout 4,365 44.03
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of R.A.Ritchie
Source: Report of nominations, Cumberland Mercury 26 August, pp.2-3, results 2 September p.2 including booth results. SMH report of nominations 24 August, p.9 col.7-8, same totals published in SMH 31 August 1891, p.6, col. 4.