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Raleigh - 1898 (Roll: 2,110)
Retained by Independent
Nominations: Monday, 18 July 1898
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Hogan, Patrick National Federal 504 38.24
McLaughlin, John (Re-elected) Independent 814 61.76
Formal Votes 1,318
Informal Votes 9 0.68
Total Votes / Turnout 1,327 62.89
Notes: In the SMH list of selected candidates on 22 July, neither the Free Traders or Federalists selected a candidate in Raleigh. However, Hogan was listed as a Bartonite in the Australian Star 26 July. The Telegraph listed McLaughlin as an Opposition candidate, but at all times the SMH referred to him as an Independent, including in its list of elected MPs on 30 July.
Source: SMH 29 July 1898, p.6 col.2