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The Namoi - 1891 (Roll: 3,216) - 2 to be elected Elected - Free Trade (1), Labor Party 1 Nominations: Friday, 19 June 1891, Polling: Friday, 26 June 1891 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Collins, Charles (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 825 32.78 Mackay, John Kenneth Free Trade 697 27.69 Sheldon, Job (Elected 1) Labor Party 995 39.53 Formal Votes 2,517 Informal Votes 11 0.44 Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 2,528 39.47 Persons Voting / Turnout 1,660 51.62 Notes: Extra seat allocated for 1891 election. Source: SMH 1 July 1891, p.5 col.8, reporting official declaration. Corrections: Hughes and Graham (1975) used slightly higher totals published SMH 29 June, p.6 col.3