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Leichhardt - 1898 (Roll: 3,079) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Thursday, 21 July 1898 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Clark, George Daniel Labor Party 478 24.29 Colonna-Close, Richard National Federal 530 26.93 Hawthorne, John Stuart (Re-elected) Free Trade 960 48.78 Formal Votes 1,968 Informal Votes 4 0.20 Total Votes / Turnout 1,972 64.05 Notes: On one of the few contests between Labor and Free Trade candidates, George Reid's letter in the SMH 27 July urged support for the Free Trader Hawthorne. Source: SMH 28 July 1898, p..7