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Redfern - 1917 (Roll: 11,976) Retained by Labor Party Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball % McGowen, James Sinclair Taylor (Defeated) Nationalist 2,388 33.23 McKell, William John (Elected) Labor Party 4,757 66.19 Ostler, Henry Socialist 42 0.58 Formal Votes 7,187 Informal Votes 64 0.88 Total Votes / Turnout 7,251 60.55 Notes: Former Labor Premier James McGowan reluctantly joined the Nationalists after the conscription split. He was defeated by a future Labor Premier in William McKell.