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The Murray - 1894 (Roll: 2,077)
Won by Protectionist
Nominations: Tuesday, 10 July 1894
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Drummond, William Douglas Free Trade 543 35.75
Hayes, James (Re-elected) Protectionist 976 64.25
Formal Votes 1,519
Informal Votes 24 1.56
Total Votes / Turnout 1,543 74.29
Notes: Hayes was a sitting MP for The Hume. Drummond was listed as a selected Free Trade candidate in both the SMH and Star, and a Free Trade Labor candidate in the DT and Town and Country Journal. He was listed as an Independent Labor in the Australian Workman and a modified pledge Labor candidate in the Brisbane Worker 7 July. The affiliation Free Trade has been adopted in line with the selected lists. In the Corowa Free Press he advertised himself as the Farmers and Labourers candidate.