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Narrabri - 1898 (Roll: 2,598) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Monday, 18 July 1898 No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Borthwick, William Murray Ind Federalist 365 24.41 Dale, George Samuel Evans National Federal 522 34.92 Ross, Hugh (Re-elected) Labor Party 608 40.67 Formal Votes 1,495 Informal Votes 26 1.71 Total Votes / Turnout 1,521 58.55 Notes: Hughes and Graham (1975) list Dale as a Conservative Federalist, but the Australian Star lists him as a Bartonite, so he is shown here as a National Federal candidate. Borthwick was listed as an Independent by the SMH and an Opposition candidate by the Telegraph. Source: SMH 30 July 1898, p.10, col.3, reported as 'complete election returns'.