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Durham - 1910 (Roll: 8,058)
Retained by Liberal Party
Second Ballot: Monday, 31 October 1910
Second ballot required
Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball %
Bennett, Walter Ind Liberal 2,155 38.18 3,106 49.50
Brown, William (Re-elected) Liberal Party 2,726 48.30 3,169 50.50
Elkin, Robert Andrew Labor Party 763 13.52
Formal Votes 5,644 6,275
Informal Votes 106 1.84 64 1.01
Total Votes / Turnout 5,750 71.36 6,339 78.67
Notes: Bennett was included as Liberal-leaning in the list of 'unofficial' candidates (SMH 14 October p.3) and declared himself a strong supporter of a new country party during the campaign, Rydon, Spann and Nelson 1910 chronicle, references in footnote 58.