1891 Newcastle colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 14 April 1891 because of the death of James Fletcher (Protectionist).

The East Sydney by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
19 March 1891	Death of James Fletcher.
31 March 1891	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
10 April 1891	Day of nomination
14 April 1891	Polling day
21 April 1881	Return of writ

1891 Newcastle by-election
Tuesday 14 April
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	William Grahame (elected)	2,081	45.6
	Labor	John Fegan	2,065	45.2
	Free Trade	Peter Bennett	420	9.2
Total formal votes			4,566	98.5
Informal votes			69	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			4,635	63.7	−0.5
	Protectionist hold

^ "Mr James Fletcher (1834-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1891 Newcastle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
"Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 205. 1 April 1891. p. 2425. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via Trove.

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