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Tamworth - 1913 (Roll: 9,984) Farmers and Settlers gain from Independent Second Ballot: Saturday, 20 December 1913 Second ballot required Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % Chaffey, Frank Augustus (Elected) Farmers and Settlers 2,620 36.50 3,779 51.05 Levien, Robert Henry (Defeated) Independent 2,243 31.25 Lord, John James Labor Party 2,315 32.25 3,624 48.95 Formal Votes 7,178 7,403 Informal Votes 225 3.04 39 0.52 Total Votes / Turnout 7,403 74.15 7,442 74.54 Notes: Hughes and Graham (1975) listed Levien as an Independent Liberal, but the SMH and Telegraph always referred to him as an Independent. The Farmer and Settler gave some editorial support to Levien at an election where that paper was solidly behind the Country Party and opposed to FSA/Liberal candidates.