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Hawkesbury - 1917 (Roll: 11,152)
Independent gain from Nationalist
Second Ballot: Saturday, 14 April 1917
Second ballot required, Second Ballot changed primary result
Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball %
Arthur, Thomas Christopher Labor Party 1,981 26.82
Hall, Brinsley (Defeated) Nationalist 3,395 45.96 3,568 49.78
Walker, Robert Bruce (Elected) Independent 2,011 27.22 3,600 50.22
Formal Votes 7,387 7,168
Informal Votes 79 1.06 26 0.36
Total Votes / Turnout 7,466 66.95 7,194 64.51
Notes: The Farmer and Settler, and the Daily Telegraph in its results pages, both referred to Walker as an Independent Nationalist. However, the SMH affiliation of Independent has been adopted.