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Paddington - 1898 (Roll: 3,030) Retained by Free Trade Nominations: Thursday, 21 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Fletcher, Arthur Polglase Ind Free Trade 15 0.82 Neild, John Cash (Re-elected) Free Trade 973 53.00 West, Thomas John National Federal 848 46.19 Formal Votes 1,836 Informal Votes 27 1.45 Total Votes / Turnout 1,863 61.49 Notes: Fletcher was listed as an Independent, SMH 27 July, p.4 col.1 and a Ministerialist in the Telgraph 27 July. Source: SMH 29 July 1898, p.8 col.3, published declaration of Returning Officer.