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Kiama - 1895 (Roll: 1,852) Retained by Protectionist Nominations: Friday, 19 July 1895 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Campbell, Alexander (Re-elected) Protectionist 731 55.42 Cole, John Thomas Free Trade 588 44.58 Formal Votes 1,319 Informal Votes 10 0.75 Total Votes / Turnout 1,329 71.76 Notes: Hughes and Graham (1968) list Kiama as won by Protectionists but Hughes and Graham (1975) appears to have reversed the party affilitions. All newspaper sources agree on Cole as the selected Free Trade candidate and Campbell as the selected Protectionist.