A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 July 1889 because of the death of John Sutherland (Protectionist).[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
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23 June 1889 | John Sutherland died.[1] |
28 June 1889 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
4 July 1889 | Day of nomination |
8 July 1889 | Polling day |
16 July 1889 | Return of writ |
Candidates
- George Anderson (Free Trade) was a wool merchant and a past Mayor of Waterloo who had been unsuccessful at the election in January 1889 by a margin of 114 votes (0.5%).[3]
- William Schey (Protectionist) was the secretary of the Railways and Tramways Association and the district included the Eveleigh Railway Yards. He had been elected as a Free Trade member for Redfern in 1887, however he switched to the Protectionist party for the 1889 election where he finished last with a margin of 1,505 votes (6.9%).[3]
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | William Schey (elected) | 2,915 | 50.2 | ||
Free Trade | George Anderson | 2,890 | 49.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,805 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 69 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,874 | 61.2 | |||
Protectionist hold | |||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 334. 28 June 1889. p. 4499. Retrieved 29 April 2021 – via Trove.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1889 Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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