1889 Redfern colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 July 1889 because of the death of John Sutherland (Protectionist).

Dates

Date	Event
23 June 1889	John Sutherland died.
28 June 1889	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
4 July 1889	Day of nomination
8 July 1889	Polling day
16 July 1889	Return of writ

George Anderson (Free Trade) was a wool merchant and a past Mayor of Waterloo who had been unsuccessful at the election in January 1889 by a margin of 114 votes (0.5%).
William Schey (Protectionist) was the secretary of the Railways and Tramways Association and the district included the Eveleigh Railway Yards. He had been elected as a Free Trade member for Redfern in 1887, however he switched to the Protectionist party for the 1889 election where he finished last with a margin of 1,505 votes (6.9%).

1889 Redfern by-election
Monday 8 July
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protectionist	William Schey (elected)	2,915	50.2
	Free Trade	George Anderson	2,890	49.8
Total formal votes			5,805	98.8
Informal votes			69	1.2
Turnout			5,874	61.2
	Protectionist hold

^ "Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
"Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 334. 28 June 1889. p. 4499. Retrieved 29 April 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1889 Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Green, Antony. "1889 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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