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Eden-Bombala - 1895 (Roll: 1,839)
Retained by Protectionist
Nominations: Wednesday, 17 July 1895
No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Griffin, John George Free Trade 182 15.03
Murphy, Coulson Ind Protectionist 485 40.05
Wood, William Herbert (Re-elected) Protectionist 544 44.92
Formal Votes 1,211
Informal Votes 8 0.66
Total Votes / Turnout 1,219 66.29
Notes: The SMH listed Wood as an Independent Labor candidate, while both the Telegraph and Star included him in the list of selected Protectionist candidates. Both the Telegraph and Star listed Murphy as an Opposition candidate, so he is shown here as an Independent Protectionist.