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Electoral district of Redfern in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 56.1% | |||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 September 1888 because of the death of James Farnell (Free Trade). [1]
| Date | Event |
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| 21 August 1888 | Death of James Farnell. [1] |
| 30 August 1888 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
| 5 September 1888 | Nominations |
| 8 September 1888 | Polling day |
| 24 September 1888 | Return of writ |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Protectionist | Peter Howe (elected) | 2,957 | 58.4 | ||
| Free Trade | John Martin | 2,105 | 41.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,062 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 77 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,139 | 56.1 | |||
| Protectionist gain from Free Trade | |||||
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