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Botany - 1895 (Roll: 2,002) Labor Party gain from Free Trade Nominations: Saturday, 20 July 1895 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Dacey, John Rowland (Elected) Labor Party 610 43.35 Macfadyen, James John Ind Free Trade 190 13.50 Stephen, William (Defeated) Free Trade 607 43.14 Formal Votes 1,407 Informal Votes 14 0.99 Total Votes / Turnout 1,421 70.98 Notes: Macfadyen is listed as an Independent Free Trade candidate, as all sources agree Stephen was the selected Free Trade candidate. The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count and produced the totals Dacey 606, Stephen 602, MacFadyen 188 with 25 informal. (LAVP 1895 Vol.1 p.411)