3 February 1888 Newtown colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 3 February 1888 because of the death of Frederick Gibbes, a member of the Free Trade Party.[1]

Dates
Date Event
17 January 1888 Death of Frederick Gibbes.[1]
23 January 1888 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 January 1888 Nominations
3 February 1888 Polling day
7 February 1888 Return of writ

Results
1888 Newtown by-election 1
Friday 3 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Joseph Abbott (elected) 1,890 51.1
Protectionist James Smith 1,809 48.9
Total formal votes 3,699 98.4 -1.0
Informal votes 62 1.7 +1.0
Turnout 3,761 55.6 -0.7
Free Trade hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Mr Frederick Jamison Gibbes (1839-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Newtown". New South Wales Government Gazette (67). 23 January 1888. p. 639. Retrieved 12 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1888 Newtown by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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