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Bourke - 1889 (Roll: 5,483) - 3 to be elected Elected - Protectionist (3) Nominations: Thursday, 31 January 1889, Polling: Wednesday, 13 February 1889 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Griffiths, George Neville Free Trade 842 15.30 Waddell, Thomas (Re-elected 1) Protectionist 1,510 27.44 Willis, William Nicholas (Elected 2) Protectionist 1,198 21.77 Davis, William Walter (Elected 3) Protectionist 1,102 20.03 Daniell, W H Protectionist 501 9.11 O'Grady, Austin Joseph Protectionist 349 6.34 Formal Votes 5,502 Informal Votes 52 0.94 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 5,554 34.40 Persons Voting / Turnout 2,058 37.53 Notes: Third member allocated for 1889 election. Sitting MP Alexander Wilson did not re-contest. Source: SMH 22 February 1889, p.6 col.1, same totals published two years later in the Bourke Western Herald, 8 July 1891, p.2 col.5.