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Singleton - 1898 (Roll: 2,458)
National Federal gain from Free Trade
Nominations: Wednesday, 20 July 1898
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Dight, Charles Hilton (Elected) National Federal 878 56.10
Gould, Albert John (Defeated) Free Trade 687 43.90
Formal Votes 1,565
Informal Votes 8 0.51
Total Votes / Turnout 1,573 64.00
Source: Year Book of Australia (1899) p.338, figures that correspond to a report in SMH 28 July 1898, p.7 that gives a majority of 191 votes without providng final figures.