1889 Redfern colonial by-election

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

Candidates

• 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%).

Result

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

See also

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