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Newcastle - 1891 (Roll: 7,778) - 3 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (1), Labor Party 2
Nominations: Monday, 15 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 17 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Grahame, William (Re-elected 3) Protectionist 2,707 17.22
Brown, Alexander (Defeated) Protectionist 2,533 16.11
Hungerford, Thomas Protectionist 1,273 8.10
Curley, James (Defeated) Free Trade 2,504 15.93
Webb, George William Free Trade 910 5.79
Scott, David (Elected 1) Labor Party 2,912 18.52
Fegan, John Lionel (Elected 2) Labor Party 2,882 18.33
Formal Votes 15,721
Informal Votes 141 0.89
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 15,862 69.19
Persons Voting / Turnout 5,979 76.87
Source: Report of nominations SMH 16 June 1891, p.5 col.5, with results 18 June 1891, p.6 col.7. Also see Newcastle Herald nominations, 16 June p.3 col.2-7, with same results 18 June p.5 col.4. SMH referred to Webb as an Opposition candidate, while the Daily Telegraph listed him as Free Trade, the classification adopted here.