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Robertson - 1898 (Roll: 2,813) Retained by National Federal Nominations: Wednesday, 20 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Fitzgerald, Robert George Dundas (Re-elected) National Federal 1,055 61.66 Houghton, Thomas John Free Trade 656 38.34 Formal Votes 1,711 Informal Votes 27 1.55 Total Votes / Turnout 1,738 61.78 Source: SMH 1 August 1898, p.6 col.2 reports these as the 'official declaration of poll', though the same figures had been published in SMH 28 July 1898, p.7 and marked as incomplete.