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.