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The Richmond - 1901 (Roll: 2,222)
Won by Progressive
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Harper, John Henry Cooke Ind Liberal 91 7.80
McFadden, Thomas Liberal Party 222 19.02
Pyers, Robert (Re-elected) Progressive 854 73.18
Formal Votes 1,167
Informal Votes 10 0.85
Total Votes / Turnout 1,177 52.97
Notes: Both the SMH and Daily Telegraph list Pyers as a selected Progressive candidate. However, in its 4 July listings, the Telegraph lists him both as an elected Progressive candidate, but lists him as an Independent MP. The classification Progressive has been adopted here, where Hughes and Graham (1975) listed Pyers as an Independent.