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Goulburn - By-election (Roll: 2,540)
Independent gain from Free Trade
Nominations: Thursday, 14 August 1890, Polling: Saturday, 16 August 1890
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Gannon, Henry Shuttleworth Independent 696 42.23
Teece, Cecil Bedford (Elected) Independent 952 57.77
Formal Votes 1,648
Informal Votes 43 2.54
Total Votes / Turnout 1,691 66.57
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Death of William Teece Jnr
Source: SMH 18 August 1890, p.6 col.2, informal taken from same results in Goulburn Evening Penny Post. Neither candidate seemed particularly committed to Free Trade or Protection, the contest being one between two local identities.