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Petersham - 1894 (Roll: 2,178) Won by Ind Free Trade Nominations: Saturday, 14 July 1894 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Bell, John Ind Free Trade 7 0.38 Danahey, Cornelius James (Defeated) Ind Free Trade 258 14.17 Gelding, John Independent 16 0.88 Robson, William Protectionist 174 9.56 Jones, Llewellyn Charles Russell (Elected) Ind Free Trade 627 34.43 Short, Benjamin Free Trade 386 21.20 Webster, William Labor Party 342 18.78 Withers, George Ind Free Trade 11 0.60 Formal Votes 1,821 Informal Votes 6 0.33 Total Votes / Turnout 1,827 83.88 Notes: Danahey was a sitting MP for Canterbury. Sources disagree on an affiliation for Gelding, so he is shown here as an Independent. Danahey was listed as a candidate of the radical Free Trade and Land Reform Association.