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Queanbeyan - 1891 (Roll: 1,635) (Not Verified)
Won by Protectionist
Nominations: Saturday, 20 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 24 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Conroy, Alfred H Free Trade 407 38.36
O'Sullivan, Edward William (Re-elected) Protectionist 654 61.64
Formal Votes 1,061
Informal Votes 20 1.85
Total Votes / Turnout 1,081 66.12
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,081 66.12
Notes: SMH 25 June 1891, p.5 col.8, reports flooding interfering with poll, with a report of one returning officer being swept away with a ballot box.
Source: SMH 7 July 1891, p.5 col.3, with booth details published 25 June, p.6 col.2