Nominations: Thursday, 6 September 1888, Polling: Wednesday, 12 September 1888
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Poole, William Thomas
Protectionist
346
42.14
Turner, Edwin Woodward (Elected)
Free Trade
475
57.86
Formal Votes
821
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
821
41.40
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Resignation of T H H Goodwin.
Source: Results taken from Daily Telegraph, 14 September 1888, p.3 col.3, noting four small returns to come. These were the most complete results published. Totals in SMH, Telegraph and Maitland Mercury on 13 September reported 420 / 275 with 10 booths to come. No paper published final figures. The SMH only printed a series of updated margins, Turner ahead by 150 votes (14 Sep), 140 (14 Sep), 167 with a report of the declation of poll delayed until 17 Sep (15 Sep) and winning by 160 votes (18 September 1888, p.7 col.6)