1889 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 12 October 1889 because of the resignation of William Grahame who had financial difficulties.

Dates

Date	Event
3 October 1889	William Grahame made bankrupt, and resigned.
4 October 1889	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
10 October 1889	Day of nomination
12 October 1889	Polling day
24 October 1889	Return of writ

1889 Newcastle by-election
Saturday 12 October
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	James Curley (elected)	2,173	51.8
	Protectionist	William Grahame (defeated)	2,022	48.2
Total formal votes			4,195	98.6	−0.8
Informal votes			61	1.4	+0.8
Turnout			4,256	64.2	−10.9
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist

^ "Mr William Grahame (2) (1875–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1889 Newcastle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
"In bankruptcy: re William Grahame". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 538. 11 October 1889. p. 7213. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Trove.
"Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 530. 4 October 1889. p. 7079. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via Trove.

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