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Durham - 1917 (Roll: 9,437)
Independent gain from Nationalist
Second Ballot: Saturday, 7 April 1917
Second ballot required, Second Ballot changed primary result
Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball %
Bennett, Walter (Elected) Independent 1,872 30.47 3,021 50.13
Brown, William (Defeated) Nationalist 2,767 45.04 3,005 49.87
Ferry, Daniel Independent 475 7.73
O'Hearn, Walter Finlay Labor Party 1,029 16.75
Formal Votes 6,143 6,026
Informal Votes 78 1.25 39 0.64
Total Votes / Turnout 6,221 65.92 6,065 64.27