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Ballina - 1898 (Roll: 1,782) Retained by National Federal Nominations: Wednesday, 20 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Perry, John (Re-elected) National Federal 610 57.71 Temperley, Thomas Ind Federalist 447 42.29 Formal Votes 1,057 Informal Votes 10 0.94 Total Votes / Turnout 1,067 59.88 Notes: Temperley is listed as an Independent in the SMH results listing and an Opposition candidate in the Telegraph. He has been listed here as an Independent Federalist. Source: SMH 28 July 1898, p7