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

Date	Event
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

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