Notes: Norton had been elected as an Independent at a by-election the previous month. While not in the SMH list of selected National Federal candidates on 22 July, he was included as a Bartonite in the Australian Star on 26 July. The affiliations for other candidates based on SMH listings 27 July, p.4 col.1 and 22 July, p.7 col.1.
Source: SMH 28 July 1898, p.10 col.2, published declaration by Returning Officer. The three lowest polling candidates were reported as having withdrawn from the contest p.8, col.5