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Botany - 1894 (Roll: 2,031)
Won by Ind Free Trade
Nominations: Saturday, 14 July 1894
No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Dacey, John Rowland Labor Party 611 36.63
Luland, Francis John Protectionist 130 7.79
Macfadyen, James John Ind Free Trade 295 17.69
Stephen, William (Elected) Ind Free Trade 632 37.89
Formal Votes 1,668
Informal Votes 26 1.53
Total Votes / Turnout 1,694 83.41
Notes: No Free Trade candidate appeared in lists of selected candidates published in both the SMH and Star, though at all times both Macfadyen and Stephen were included in general lists as Free Traders. Stephen was listed as a candidate of the more radical Free Trade and Land Reform Association.