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Middle Harbour - 1917 (Roll: 16,100) Retained by Nationalist Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % Arthur, Richard (Re-elected) Nationalist 5,106 59.52 Keirle, Arthur Thomas Independent 1,568 18.28 Reid, Alfred Albert Edward Ernest Vassa Independent 1,904 22.20 Formal Votes 8,578 Informal Votes 107 1.23 Total Votes / Turnout 8,685 53.94 Notes: The Labor candidate George McCann was not nominated through 'some oversight' on the part of Labor officials. (Daily Telegraph, 5 March 1917)