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Bourke - 1887 (Roll: 4,431) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (2)
Nominations: Monday, 7 February 1887, Polling: Tuesday, 22 February 1887
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Waddell, Thomas (Elected 1) Free Trade 1,220 38.73
Wilson, Alexander (Elected 2) Free Trade 996 31.62
Willis, William Nicholas Protectionist 934 29.65
Formal Votes 3,150
Informal Votes 21 0.66
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,171 36.02
Persons Voting / Turnout 2,047 46.20
Notes: Both Russell Barton and W B S C Sawers resigned 2 Dec. A writ for a by-election was issued but cancelled by the calling of a general election.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 8 February 1887, p.4 col.1, result from SMH 3 March, p.7 col.5, noted as 'final returns'. Incomplete results published in SMH election summary 28 February, p.12 col.4. Waddell was initially listed as a Protection Union candidate by the SMH, his letter correcting this published SMH 7 February 1887, p.10 col.2.