1889 Monaro colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Monaro on 17 December 1889 because of the death of Harold Stephen (Protectionist). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
30 November 1889Harold Stephen died. [1]
4 October 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
11 December 1889Day of nomination
17 December 1889Polling day
31 December 1889Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1889 Monaro by-election
Tuesday 17 December [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Gus Miller (elected)85954.9
Free Trade David Myers70645.1
Total formal votes1,565100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,56542.3
Protectionist hold 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Harold Wilberforce Hindmarsh Stephen (1841-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Monaro". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 637. 4 October 1889. p. 8739. Retrieved 28 April 2021 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1889 Monaro". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. Green, Antony. "1889 Monaro by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 August 2019.