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Forbes - 1889 (Roll: 2,499) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (1), Protectionist 1
Nominations: Wednesday, 6 February 1889, Polling: Wednesday, 13 February 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Cooke, Henry Harry (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 730 27.12
Cotton, Francis Free Trade 565 20.99
Stokes, Alfred (Re-elected 2) Protectionist 715 26.56
Hutchinson, George Fairhurst Protectionist 682 25.33
Formal Votes 2,692
Informal Votes 10 0.37
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,702 54.26
Persons Voting / Turnout 1,531 61.26
Source: Report of nominations, Forbes and Parkes Gazette, 8 February 1889, p.2 col.1-2, result of poll declaration reported 22 February, p.2 col.4. Booth details published 15 February, p.2 col.3, with slightly different totals, the same totals published in the SMH 15 February 1889, p.5 col.7.