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The Hawkesbury - By-election (Roll: n.a.)
Retained by Free Trade
Nominations: Saturday, 23 July 1892, Polling: Saturday, 30 July 1892
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Burdekin, Sydney (Elected) Free Trade 982 47.90
Fitzpatrick, John Charles Lucas Free Trade 189 9.22
Morgan, William Free Trade 879 42.88
Formal Votes 2,050
Informal Votes 26 1.25
Total Votes / Turnout 2,076 0.00
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of Alexander Bowman.
Source: Results from Daily Telegraph, 2 August 1892, p.5 col.5, indicating final figures. Slightly incomplete booths published previous day, 1 August, p.5 col.6. Slightly lower totals published in SMH 1 August 1892, p.6, col.5, though these did not make it clear whether the poll had been declared.