Paddington - 1891 (Roll: 10,396) - 4 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (3), Ind Free Trade 1
Nominations: Monday, 15 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 17 June 1891
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Martin, William
Protectionist
1,552
6.97
Allen, William Johnston
Protectionist
1,353
6.08
Roberts, James A
Protectionist
1,162
5.22
Neild, John Cash (Elected 1)
Free Trade
3,275
14.72
Marks, James (Elected 3)
Free Trade
2,776
12.47
Allen, Alfred (Re-elected 4)
Free Trade
2,698
12.12
King, Robert John (Defeated)
Free Trade
2,076
9.33
Hellmrich, Charles
Free Trade
1,667
7.49
Dyson, George
Labor Party
2,604
11.70
Want, John Henry (Re-elected 2)
Ind Free Trade
3,092
13.89
Formal Votes
22,255
Informal Votes
192
0.86
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
22,447
55.37
Persons Voting / Turnout
7,115
68.44
Notes: John Shepherd did not contest the election citing business commitments. (SMH 13 June, p.5 col.4)
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 16 June 1891, pp.3-4, results 18 June, p.6 col.5-6 including booth details. While a Free Trader, Want was not a supporter of the Parkes government and was not included in official lists. Free Trade advertising such as SMH 17 June, p.9 col.8, urges voters to mark their ballots for four of the five official candidates.