1889 Newcastle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 12 October 1889 because of the resignation of William Grahame who had financial difficulties.[1][2]

Dates
Date Event
3 October 1889 Resignation of William Grahame.[1]
4 October 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 October 1889 Day of nomination
12 October 1889 Polling day
24 October 1889 Return of writ

Results
1889 Newcastle by-election [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade James Curley 2,173 51.8
Protectionist William Grahame 2,022 48.2
Total formal votes 4,195 98.6 -0.8
Informal votes 61 1.4 +0.8
Turnout 4,256 64.2 -10.9
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  
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See also

References
  1. "Mr William (2) Grahame (1875–1945)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1889 Newcastle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette (530). 4 October 1889. p. 7079. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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