1891 Newcastle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 14 April 1891 because of the death of Protectionist Party member James Fletcher.[1][2]

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

Dates
Date Event
19 March 1891 Death of James Fletcher.[1]
31 March 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 April 1891 Day of nomination
14 April 1891 Polling day
21 April 1881 Return of writ

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

See also

References
  1. "Mr James Fletcher (1834-1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1891 Newcastle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette (205). 1 April 1891. p. 2425. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via Trove.


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