1889 Redfern colonial by-election
# 1889 Redfern colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 July 1889 because of the death of John Sutherland (Protectionist).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 23 June 1889 | John Sutherland died. |
| 28 June 1889 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 4 July 1889 | Day of nomination |
| 8 July 1889 | Polling day |
| 16 July 1889 | Return of writ |

## Candidates

* George Anderson (Free Trade) was a wool merchant and a past Mayor of Waterloo who had been unsuccessful at the election in January 1889 by a margin of 114 votes (0.5%).
* William Schey (Protectionist) was the secretary of the Railways and Tramways Association and the district included the Eveleigh Railway Yards. He had been elected as a Free Trade member for Redfern in 1887, however he switched to the Protectionist party for the 1889 election where he finished last with a margin of 1,505 votes (6.9%).

## Result

1889 Redfern by-election Monday 8 July :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | William Schey (elected) | 2,915 | 50.2 |
| | Free Trade | George Anderson | 2,890 | 49.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,805 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,874 | 61.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
