Talk:1891 Wallaroo colonial by-election

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Why is Hooper Labor in the table, and the seat a Labor gain, if he was independent Labor? Shouldn't both be independent Labor? The Drover's Wife (talk) 10:30, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See my talk page. Timeshift (talk) 11:56, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that, I just don't get why it's not an independent Labor gain? The Drover's Wife (talk) 12:08, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Because they count it as ULP which relies on the 1893 results. Forgive me if this didn't happen yesterday :) Timeshift (talk) 12:14, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]