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The Shoalhaven - 1898 (Roll: 2,234) Ind Federalist gain from National Federal Nominations: Wednesday, 20 July 1898 Candidate Party Votes Votes % Davis, David (Elected) Ind Federalist 882 55.93 Morton, Philip Henry (Defeated) National Federal 695 44.07 Formal Votes 1,577 Informal Votes 7 0.44 Total Votes / Turnout 1,584 70.90 Notes: Morton had been elected in 1895 as an Independent Federalist. Source: Shoalhaven Telegraph, 3 August 1898, p.2 col.1.