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Balmain North - 1898 (Roll: 3,031) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Thursday, 21 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Green, Leonard National Federal 350 18.71 Milne, Alexander Martin Ind Federalist 556 29.72 Wilks, William Henry (Re-elected) Free Trade 965 51.58 Formal Votes 1,871 Informal Votes 11 0.58 Total Votes / Turnout 1,882 62.09 Notes: Green and Milne were listed in all sources as Federalists, but Green was listed as the selected candidate in both the SMH and the Star. Source: SMH 28 July 1898, p7