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Orange - 1891 (Roll: 3,094) - 2 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (1), Labor Party 1
Nominations: Thursday, 18 June 1891, Polling: Saturday, 20 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Torpy, James (Re-elected 2) Protectionist 1,045 26.03
Dalton, Thomas (Defeated) Protectionist 1,036 25.81
Newman, Henry William (Elected 1) Labor Party 1,073 26.73
Bourke, Patrick Labor Party 860 21.43
Formal Votes 4,014
Informal Votes 28 0.69
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 4,042 65.77
Persons Voting / Turnout 2,168 70.07
Notes: The Daily Telegraph listed Patrick Bourke as a Protectionist Labor candidate at the close of nominations, and included him as a defeated Labor candidate in its election summary, 4 July 1891, p.9 col.1, the affiliation adopted here.
Source: SMH 22 June 1891, p.6 col.1 including booth details, same totals in Daily Telegraph same day. National Advocate 22 June, p.3 col.7 has slightly different totals, 1075 / 1047 / 1035 / 852.