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St Leonards - 1891 (Roll: 7,379) - 3 to be elected
Elected - Free Trade (2), Labor Party 1
Nominations: Monday, 15 June 1891, Polling: Wednesday, 17 June 1891
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Punch, Francis Protectionist 1,345 12.89
Parkes, Henry (Re-elected 1) Free Trade 2,510 24.06
Cullen, Joseph Francis (Re-elected 2) Free Trade 2,359 22.61
Burns, John Fitzgerald (Defeated) Free Trade 1,808 17.33
Clark, Edward Mann (Elected 3) Labor Party 1,917 18.37
Seaver, Jonathan Charles Billing Pockerage (Defeated) Ind Free Trade 494 4.73
Formal Votes 10,433
Informal Votes 102 0.97
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 10,535 48.51
Persons Voting / Turnout 4,532 61.42
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 16 June 1891, p.3 col.1-2, results 19 June, p.5 Col.7, with incomplete booth details and interim result published 18 June, p.5 col.8
Corrections: Seaver was Free Trade MP for Gloucester. Hughes and Graham (1975) list him as a protectionist. However, he described himself as a 'staunch' Free Trader (SMH 10 June, p.2 col.5), stating his main reason for contesting St Leonards being his desire to oppose the leadership of Henry Parkes. Not making any 'official' lists, he is shown as Independent Free Trade. The SMH listed him as an Opposition candidate.