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The Murrumbidgee - 1891 (Roll: 7,594) - 3 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (2), Labor Party 1
Nominations: Monday, 22 June 1891, Polling: Monday, 29 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Gormly, James (Re-elected 1) Protectionist 2,718 29.60
Dibbs, George Richard (Elected 3) Protectionist 1,790 19.49
Heffernan, Patrick Protectionist 1,117 12.16
Copland, David (Defeated) Protectionist 690 7.51
Peadon, John Joseph Free Trade 603 6.57
Rae, Arthur (Elected 2) Labor Party 2,265 24.67
Formal Votes 9,183
Informal Votes 50 0.54
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 9,233 40.97
Persons Voting / Turnout 3,975 52.34
Notes: An MP for Murrumbidgee in the old parliament, George Dibbs had already been defeated contesting South Sydney so is not shown as a sitting MP here.
Source: SMH 1 July 1891, p.6 col.1, reporting '3 returns to come'. However, same figures in Wagga Wagga Advertiser, 2 July 1891, p.3 col.1.