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The Hawkesbury - 1894 (Roll: 2,418)
Won by Ind Free Trade
Nominations: Thursday, 12 July 1894
No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Bennett, Thomas Jackson Protectionist 50 2.35
Burdekin, Sydney (Defeated) Free Trade 939 44.13
Buttsworth, Henry Robert Labor Party 110 5.17
Morgan, William (Elected) Ind Free Trade 1,029 48.36
Formal Votes 2,128
Informal Votes 23 1.07
Total Votes / Turnout 2,151 88.96
Notes: Buttesworth was not listed as a Labor candidate in any available issue of the Worker, but was a Labor candidate in all other sources. His name appeared under numerous different spellings.