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Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Loughlin, Peter Ffrench
Independent
1,858
14.38
Martin, Clarence Edward (Elected)
Labor Party
6,026
46.63
6,869
53.15
Reid, Albert David (Defeated)
Country Party
5,040
39.00
6,055
46.85
Formal Votes
12,924
Informal Votes
170
1.30
Total Votes / Turnout
13,094
95.57
Notes: Loughlin had contested as an Independent Labor candidate in 1927, but according to Robinson' study of the 1930 election, he dropped the Labor reference in 1930.