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Wentworth - 1901 (Roll: 1,706)
Won by Labor Party
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Boynton, Thomas Henry Independent 85 8.28
Cameron, Alexander Lee Paul Ind Liberal 34 3.31
Harben, Harry Lewis Independent 258 25.15
Scobie, Robert (Elected) Labor Party 649 63.26
Formal Votes 1,026
Informal Votes 9 0.87
Total Votes / Turnout 1,035 60.67
Notes: Sitting MP J P Abbott retired at the 1901 election and died on 15 September 1901. The Telegraph's classification of Cameron as a non-selected Opposition candidate has been adopted in preference to the SMH listing of him as an Independent.