1889 Monaro colonial by-election
# 1889 Monaro colonial by-election

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).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 30 November 1889 | Harold Stephen died. |
| 4 October 1889 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 11 December 1889 | Day of nomination |
| 17 December 1889 | Polling day |
| 31 December 1889 | Return of writ |

## Candidates

* David Myers was a solicitor from Bombala who had been unsuccessful at the election in January 1889 by a margin of 262 votes (8.4%).
* Gus Miller was a journalist and the proprietor of the Cooma Express.

## Result

1889 Monaro by-election Tuesday 17 December :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Gus Miller (elected) | 859 | 54.9 |
| | Free Trade | David Myers | 706 | 45.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,565 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 42.3 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
