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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Frederick Hanbury-Tracy | 1,447 | 56.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Vane-Tempest | 1,118 | 43.6 | New | |
Majority | 329 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,565 | 88.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,914 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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