3 February 1888 Newtown colonial by-election

(Redirected from 1888 Newtown colonial by-election 1) By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 3 February 1888 because of the death of Frederick Gibbes (Free Trade).

Dates

Date	Event
17 January 1888	Death of Frederick Gibbes.
23 January 1888	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
31 January 1888	Nominations
3 February 1888	Polling day
7 February 1888	Return of writ

1888 Newtown by-election 1
Friday 3 February
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Joseph Abbott (elected)	1,890	51.1
	Protectionist	James Smith	1,809	48.9
Total formal votes			3,699	98.4	−1.0
Informal votes			62	1.7	+1.0
Turnout			3,761	55.6	−0.7
	Free Trade hold

^ "Mr Frederick Jamison Gibbes (1839-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
"Writ of election: Newtown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 67. 23 January 1888. p. 639. Retrieved 12 November 2019 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1888 Newtown by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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