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The Hawkesbury - 1898 (Roll: 2,782) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Monday, 18 July 1898 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Dean, William Hessell Ind Federalist 32 1.60 Hall, Brinsley Ind Federalist 913 45.56 Morgan, William (Re-elected) Free Trade 978 48.80 Paine, John Jackson National Federal 81 4.04 Formal Votes 2,004 Informal Votes 24 1.18 Total Votes / Turnout 2,028 72.90 Notes: Paine was listed as the official National Federal candidate, while all other sources agree on Dean and Hall being Federalists. Source: Year Book of Australia (1899), with incomplete figures published in SMH 28 July 1898, p.7.