1889 Redfern colonial by-election explained

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 .^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
23 June 1889	John Sutherland died.
28 June 1889	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
4 July 1889	Day of nomination
8 July 1889	Polling day
16 July 1889	Return of writ

Candidates

• George Anderson 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%).^[3]
• William Schey 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%).^[3]

Result

John Sutherland died.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889) . 440 . Yes . 25 September 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Redfern . . 334 . 28 June 1889 . 2021-04-29 . 4499 . Trove.
3. 1889 . Redfern . 2021-04-29.