A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Monaro on 17 December 1889 because of the death of Harold Stephen (Protectionist).[1]
Date | Event |
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30 November 1889 | Harold Stephen died.[1] |
4 October 1889 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
11 December 1889 | Day of nomination |
17 December 1889 | Polling day |
31 December 1889 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Gus Miller (elected) | 859 | 54.9 | ||
Free Trade | David Myers | 706 | 45.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,565 | 100.0 | |||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,565 | 42.3 | |||
Protectionist hold |