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Orange - 1904 (Roll: 7,482) Won by Labor Party No absolute majority for winning candidate Candidate Party Votes Votes % Gardiner, Albert (Elected) Labor Party 2,090 43.01 Ross, Andrew (Defeated) Ind Liberal 918 18.89 Whitmee, Samuel Liberal Party 1,851 38.09 Formal Votes 4,859 Informal Votes 38 0.78 Total Votes / Turnout 4,897 65.45 Notes: Sitting member Henry William Newman died shortly before the election. Ross was member for Molong. Ross was identified by the Daily Telegraph on 5 August as one of the candidates splitting the anti-government vote.