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The Namoi - By-election (Roll: 3,063)
Protectionist gain from Free Trade
Nominations: Thursday, 24 July 1890, Polling: Thursday, 31 July 1890
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Collins, Charles (Elected) Protectionist 821 73.76
Jones, David Morgan Free Trade 292 26.24
Formal Votes 1,113
Informal Votes 11 0.98
Total Votes / Turnout 1,124 36.70
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Death of T G G Dangar.
Source: SMH 4 August 1890, p.5 col.7, including booths and reporting 'complete returns'. Same figures are published in Year Book of Australia (1891) p.427, though the date of the election is incorrectly listed as 12 August.