Nominations: Thursday, 31 January 1889, Polling: Saturday, 2 February 1889
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Want, John Henry (Re-elected 1)
Free Trade
3,209
15.82
Allen, Alfred (Re-elected 2)
Free Trade
2,949
14.54
Shepherd, John (Elected 3)
Free Trade
2,520
12.42
King, Robert John (Elected 4)
Free Trade
2,220
10.94
McLaughlin, John
Protectionist
2,139
10.54
Allen, William Johnston (Defeated)
Protectionist
1,886
9.30
Neild, John Cash (Defeated)
Protectionist
1,806
8.90
Walsh, John
Protectionist
1,798
8.86
Watkins, Robert George
Protectionist
1,761
8.68
Formal Votes
20,288
Informal Votes
245
1.19
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
20,533
57.20
Persons Voting / Turnout
5,670
61.00
Notes: Allocated a fourth seat for the 1889 election. JH Want was sitting MP for Gundagai. Note that Alfred and William Johston Allen were brothers and sons of former MP William Bell Allen.
Source: Report of nominations, SMH 1 February 1889, p.4 col.2-3, results from SMH 4 February, p.8 col.6, includes booth results.