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Molong - 1895 (Roll: 1,900) Retained by Protectionist Nominations: Friday, 19 July 1895 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Lauer, Charles Ind Protectionist 56 4.63 McCulloch, Harrington Crichton Free Trade 412 34.08 Melville, William Bede Ind Protectionist 85 7.03 Ross, Andrew (Re-elected) Protectionist 548 45.33 Wynne, John Francis Ind Protectionist 108 8.93 Formal Votes 1,209 Informal Votes 11 0.90 Total Votes / Turnout 1,220 64.21 Notes: Lauer was listed as an Opposition candidate in the SMH but a Labor candidate in the Star. The affiliation Independent Protectionist has been adopted. Andrew Ross was the selected Protectionist candidate in both the Telegraph and Star.