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The Lachlan - 1898 (Roll: 1,936) Retained by National Federal Nominations: Monday, 18 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Broome, C N Ind Free Trade 6 0.68 Cameron, Alexander Lee Paul Ind Federalist 323 36.41 Carroll, James George (Re-elected) National Federal 558 62.91 Formal Votes 887 Informal Votes 7 0.78 Total Votes / Turnout 894 46.18 Notes: Carroll was the selected National Federal candidate while the SMH called Cameron a Federalist. Newspaper sources suggested Broome was a Ministerial supporter. Source: Year Book of Australia (1899). Incomplete results published SMH 29 July 1898, p.6 col.2.