1891 Newcastle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 14 April 1891 because of the death of Protectionist Party member James Fletcher.[1][2]

The East Sydney by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
19 March 1891	Death of James Fletcher.[1]
31 March 1891	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 April 1891	Day of nomination
14 April 1891	Polling day
21 April 1881	Return of writ

Results

1891 Newcastle by-election [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Protectionist	William Grahame	2,081	45.6
	Labor	John Fegan	2,065	45.2
	Free Trade	Peter Bennett	420
Total formal votes			4,566	98.5
Informal votes			69	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			4,635	63.7	-0.5
	Protectionist hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Newcastle
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr James Fletcher (1834-1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1891 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 (205). 1 April 1891. p. 2425. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.