Nominations: Thursday, 10 October 1889, Polling: Saturday, 12 October 1889
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Curley, James (Elected)
Free Trade
2,173
51.80
Grahame, William (Defeated)
Protectionist
2,022
48.20
Formal Votes
4,195
Informal Votes
61
1.43
Total Votes / Turnout
4,256
64.22
Cause Category: Resignation - Financial difficulties
Notes: William Grahame resigned and re-contested his seat after facing financial problems. James Curely was General Secretary of the Miners Association and ran with the backing of Free Trade.
Source: Short report of nominations, SMH 11 October 1889, p.6 col.1, results from SMH 14 October, p.7 col.8 including booth results.