Nominations: Monday, 9 January 1888, Polling: Thursday, 12 January 1888
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Allen, William Johnston (Elected)
Protectionist
1,696
40.55
Cansdell, Charles Stuart
Free Trade
192
4.59
Hellmrich, Charles
Free Trade
1,682
40.22
Knapp, Edward J H
Free Trade
612
14.63
Formal Votes
4,182
Informal Votes
98
2.29
Total Votes / Turnout
4,280
51.07
Cause Category: LC Appointment
Notes: Appointment of W J Trickett to the Legislative Council on 23 December. After the election, the Elections and Qualifications Committee re-counted the votes, rejecting 114 votes as informal and producing the totals Allen 1689, Hellmrich 1653, Knapp 608, Cansdell 191. (LAVP 1887-88, Vol A1 p.891)
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 10 January 1888, p.5 col.2-3, results 13 January, p.4 col.3. There were a number of reports in the campaign and on nomination day over splits within the Free Trade forces as to who should be the candidate.