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Argyle - 1898 (Roll: 2,178)
Retained by National Federal
Nominations: Wednesday, 20 July 1898
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Isaac, Francis Free Trade 624 44.83
Rose, Thomas (Re-elected) National Federal 768 55.17
Formal Votes 1,392
Informal Votes 7 0.50
Total Votes / Turnout 1,399 64.23
Notes: Thomas Rose was missing from the SMH list of selected National Federal candidates on 22 July, but was listed as a Bartonite in the Australian Star of 26 July. He was listed as a Federalist in the SMH and Telegraph results.
Source: Year Book of Australia (1999), figures also used in Hughes and Graham (1975).
Corrections: SMH 29 July 1898, p.6 col.1 seemed to have incomplete returns, Rose 752, Isaac 609.