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Newtown-Erskine - 1901 (Roll: 3,059)
Won by Labor Party
No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Molesworth, Edmund William (Defeated) Liberal Party 886 47.81
Hollis, Robert (Elected) Labor Party 921 49.70
Bertram, Leopold Benjamin Ind Liberal 46 2.48
Formal Votes 1,853
Informal Votes 14 0.75
Total Votes / Turnout 1,867 61.03
Notes: The SMH lists Bertram as an Independent in its election results, the Daily Telegraph as an non-selected Opposition candidate.