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Wellington - 1898 (Roll: 2,953) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Monday, 18 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Galloway, William James National Federal 775 43.03 Haynes, John (Re-elected) Free Trade 1,026 56.97 Formal Votes 1,801 Informal Votes 28 1.53 Total Votes / Turnout 1,829 61.94 Source: Year Book of Australia (1899) p.339. These are slightly higher figures than reported in SMH 29 July 1898, p.6 col.3.