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West Sydney - 1889 (Roll: 11,409) - 4 to be elected Elected - Free Trade (4) Nominations: Thursday, 31 January 1889, Polling: Saturday, 2 February 1889 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Playfair, Thomas (Elected 1) Free Trade 3,896 15.50 O'Connor, Daniel (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 3,697 14.70 Abigail, Francis (Re-elected 3) Free Trade 3,678 14.63 Lamb, Alfred (Elected 4) Free Trade 3,552 14.13 Young, John Douglas Protectionist 2,788 11.09 Nelson, Arthur David Protectionist 2,566 10.21 Freehill, Francis Bede Protectionist 2,549 10.14 Wearne, John Protectionist 2,416 9.61 Formal Votes 25,142 Informal Votes 47 0.19 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 25,189 55.50 Persons Voting / Turnout 6,977 61.15 Notes: Alexander Kethel and George Merriman did not contest the election. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 1 February 1889, p.3 col.2-4, results from SMH 4 February, p.7 col.8.