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The Richmond - 1889 (Roll: 5,930) - 3 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (3)
Nominations: Saturday, 2 February 1889, Polling: Wednesday, 13 February 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Ewing, Thomas Thomson (Re-elected 1) Protectionist 2,862 33.31
Nicoll, Bruce Baird (Elected 2) Protectionist 2,525 29.39
Perry, John (Elected 3) Protectionist 1,973 22.97
Bourke, William Protectionist 1,231 14.33
Formal Votes 8,591
Informal Votes 24 0.28
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 8,615 48.70
Persons Voting / Turnout 3,262 55.01
Notes: Third member allocated for 1889 election. Sitting MP FG Crouch did not re-contest.
Source: SMH 19 February 1889, p.?