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Forbes - 1891 (Roll: 3,589) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Labor Party (2)
Nominations: Friday, 19 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 24 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Reymond, Joseph Bernard Protectionist 769 20.83
Cooke, Henry Harry (Defeated) Free Trade 866 23.46
Gardiner, Albert (Elected 1) Labor Party 1,030 27.90
Hutchinson, George Fairhurst (Elected 2) Labor Party 1,027 27.82
Formal Votes 3,692
Informal Votes 29 0.78
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,721 52.24
Persons Voting / Turnout 2,200 61.30
Notes: Alfred Stokes did not contest the election. Note that Hutchinson also received active Protectionist support, but he joined the Labor caucus after the election.
Source: Totals from Forbes and Parkes Gazette, 3 July 1891, p.2 col.4-5. Similar totals in the SMH 27 June 1891, p.10 col.4, booth details listed 25 June, p.6 col.2, but showing Cooke on 856.