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Prior to this election, the Liberals held both of the seats. At this election, the Liberals held both of their seats.

Philip Wykeham-Martin and John Alexander Kinglake were elected as the members of parliament for Rochester.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Wykeham-Martin Philip Philip Wykeham-Martin * Liberal	855	41.5
	Kinglake John Alexander John Alexander Kinglake * Liberal	792	38.4
	Smee Alfred Alfred Smee Conservative	414	20.1
	Majority	63	3.1
	Turnout	2,061	84.9
	Liberal hold
	Liberal hold

* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.

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