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East Maitland - 1891 (Roll: 1,325) Won by Free Trade Nominations: Monday, 15 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 17 June 1891 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Brunker, James Nixon (Re-elected) Free Trade 632 77.93 Rigg, John Richard Protectionist 179 22.07 Formal Votes 811 Informal Votes 12 1.46 Total Votes / Turnout 823 62.11 Persons Voting / Turnout 823 62.11 Source: Report of nominations, Maitland Mercury 16 June 1891, pp.4-5, results from SMH 18 June 1891, p.6 col.7.