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Sherbrooke - 1898 (Roll: 1,989) National Federal gain from Free Trade Nominations: Wednesday, 20 July 1898 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Garrard, Jacob (Defeated) Free Trade 582 47.78 O'Conor, Broughton Barnabas (Elected) National Federal 603 49.51 Purser, James Independent 33 2.71 Formal Votes 1,218 Informal Votes 9 0.73 Total Votes / Turnout 1,227 61.69 Source: SMH 30 July 1898, p.13 col.2, published declaration of Returning Officer.