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Illawarra - By-election (Roll: 3,273) - 2 to be elected Elected - Protectionist (1), Labor Party 1 Nominations: Monday, 28 September 1891, Polling: Saturday, 3 October 1891 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Campbell, Archibald (Elected 2) Protectionist 1,055 27.47 Lysaght, Andrew (Defeated) Free Trade 1,009 26.28 Mitchell, Joseph Free Trade 344 8.96 Nicholson, John Barnes (Re-elected 1) Labor Party 1,432 37.29 Formal Votes 3,840 Informal Votes 24 0.62 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 3,864 59.40 Cause Category: Qualifications Committee Notes: Election of A.Lysaght and JB Nicholson declared void by Elections and Qualifications Committee. (LAVP 1891-2 Vol A2 p.51) Source: SMH 6 October 1891, p.5, col 6 Corrections: Hughes and Graham (1975) incorrectly list Mitchell as a Protectionist candidate.