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Tumut - 1891 (Roll: 1,838)
Won by Free Trade
Nominations: Saturday, 20 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 24 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Brown, Edward George (Elected) Free Trade 654 52.96
Jones, Travers (Defeated) Protectionist 581 47.04
Formal Votes 1,235
Informal Votes 22 1.75
Total Votes / Turnout 1,257 68.39
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,257 68.39
Source: Daily Telegraph 26 June 1891, p.5 col.7, matching totals published in Higinbotham and Robinson, Electoral and Political Reference Map of New South Wales, published March 1992, also matching totals in Statictical Register. Result in SMH 25 June 1891, p.6 col.3, accumulated from two reports, does not appear to be final. Local Tumut papers not available.