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Marrickville - 1898 (Roll: 3,516) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Thursday, 21 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Chenhall, David National Federal 791 34.94 Clarke, William Wycliffe Ind Federalist 53 2.34 Johnson, William Elliott Ind Free Trade 153 6.76 McLean, Francis Edward (Re-elected) Free Trade 1,258 55.57 Webster, William Independent 9 0.40 Formal Votes 2,264 Informal Votes 8 0.35 Total Votes / Turnout 2,272 64.62 Notes: The DT 27 July lists Clarke as an Opposition candidate, Johnson as a Ministerial candidate and Webster as an Independent. The SMH listed all three as Independent. Source: SMH 28 July 1898, p.10 col.3, published declaration by Returning Officer.