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King - 1917 (Roll: 11,487) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % Jones, James Independent 28 0.51 Judd, Ernest Edward Socialist 22 0.40 Morrish, James John (Defeated) Nationalist 2,485 45.26 Smith, Thomas Januarius (Elected) Labor Party 2,907 52.95 Thompson, Ernest Lindsay Independent 48 0.87 Formal Votes 5,490 Informal Votes 80 1.44 Total Votes / Turnout 5,570 48.49 Notes: JJ Morrish had been elected in 1913 as a Labor MP and joined the Nationalists after the conscription split.