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1888 Redfern colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Redfern in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
Turnout	56.1%
First party Second party   FTP Candidate Peter Howe John Martin Party Protectionist Free Trade Popular vote 2,957 2,105 Percentage 58.4% 41.6%
MLA before election James Farnell Free Trade Elected MLA Peter Howe Protectionist

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 September 1888 because of the death of James Farnell (Free Trade).

Dates

Candidates

• Peter Howe (Protectionist) was a leather dresser and Mayor of Waterloo.

• John Martin (Free Trade) was a house and land agent and the son-in-law of the former member James Farnell. This was his second and final time as a candidate, having previously been unsuccessful in 1885 (Redfern).

Result

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Redfern
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. ^ "Mr James Squire Farnell (1825–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 558. 30 August 1888. p. 6115. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Mannix to McCartney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
4. Green, Antony. "1888 Redfern by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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