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Goulburn - 1898 (Roll: 2,176)
Retained by Free Trade
Nominations: Thursday, 21 July 1898
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Ashton, James (Re-elected) Free Trade 842 62.32
Barrett, Arthur National Federal 509 37.68
Formal Votes 1,351
Informal Votes 4 0.30
Total Votes / Turnout 1,355 62.27
Notes: Ashton was a sitting MP for Hay. Sitting MP L T Hollis did not re-contest.
Source: SMH 28 July 1898, p7