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
DateEvent
3 October 1889 William Grahame made bankrupt,[3] and resigned.[1]
4 October 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
10 October 1889 Day of nomination
12 October 1889 Polling day
24 October 1889 Return of writ

Results
1889 Newcastle by-election
Saturday 12 October [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Curley (elected) 2,173 51.8
Protectionist William Grahame (defeated) 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  

See also

References
  1. "Mr William Grahame (2) (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. "In bankruptcy: re William Grahame". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 538. 11 October 1889. p. 7213. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 530. 4 October 1889. p. 7079. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via Trove.


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