1888 Newtown colonial by-election 1

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 3 February 1888 because of the death of Frederick Gibbes, a member of the Free Trade Party.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
17 January 1888	Death of Frederick Gibbes.[1]
23 January 1888	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 January 1888	Nominations
3 February 1888	Polling day
7 February 1888	Return of writ

Results

1888 Newtown by-election 1 [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	Joseph Abbott	1,890	51.1
	Protectionist	James Smith	1,809	48.9
Total formal votes			3,699	98.4	-1.0
Informal votes			62	1.7	+1.0
Turnout			3,761	55.6	-0.7
	Free Trade hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Frederick Jamison Gibbes (1839-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Newtown". New South Wales Government Gazette (67). 23 January 1888. p. 639. Retrieved 12 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1888 Newtown by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.