1881 Newtown colonial by-election
# 1881 Newtown colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 1 December 1881. The election was triggered by the appointment of Stephen Brown to the Legislative Council, taking up the office of Postmaster-General.

The Carcoar by-election was held the same day.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 15 November 1881 | Stephen Brown appointed to Legislative Council and Postmaster-General. |
| 16 November 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 29 November 1881 | Nominations |
| 1 December 1881 | Polling day |
| 6 December 1881 | Return of writ |

## Results

1881 Newtown by-election Thursday 1 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Joseph Mitchell (elected) | Joseph Mitchell (elected) | 1,091 | 75.9 |
| Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 346 | 24.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,437 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | 41.5 |
