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Willoughby - 1898 (Roll: 3,187) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Thursday, 21 July 1898 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Brown, William H D Independent 113 5.51 Cullen, Joseph Francis National Federal 578 28.18 Howarth, George (Re-elected) Free Trade 980 47.78 McIntosh, Herbert Edgar Independent 356 17.36 Roberts, John H Independent 14 0.68 Stoddart, William Independent 10 0.49 Formal Votes 2,051 Informal Votes 7 0.34 Total Votes / Turnout 2,058 64.57 Notes: Affiliations adopted from SMH, 27 and 28 July 1898. Relevant copy of Daily Telegraph was illegible. Source: SMH 29 July 1898, p.8 col.8, published declaration of Returning Officer.