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Byron - 1917 (Roll: 11,789) Retained by Nationalist Second Ballot: Saturday, 14 April 1917 Second ballot required Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % McKeever, William Independent 29 0.43 McMahon, Patrick Independent 1,055 15.82 Perry, John (Re-elected) Nationalist 2,572 38.57 3,445 52.21 Tighe, Percy Edward Ind Labor 496 7.44 Virtue, Oliver Independent 2,516 37.73 3,153 47.79 Formal Votes 6,668 6,598 Informal Votes 142 2.09 43 0.65 Total Votes / Turnout 6,810 57.77 6,641 56.33 Notes: Tighe was not listed as a Labor candidate in the Worker (8 March) and was also listed as an Independent in the Daily Telegraph results. He had been listed as a Labor candidate in earlier lists of nominations in both the SMH and Telegraph.