The
1889 New South Wales colonial election
The 1889 New South Wales colonial election was held between 1 February and 16 February 1889. This election was for all of the 137 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 37 single-member constituencies, nineteen ...
was for 137 members representing 74
electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
system. In this election there were 37 multi-member districts returning 100 members. In these multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 10 districts were uncontested.
The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,955, ranging from
Boorowa (1,142) to
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour.
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(4,129).
Election results
Albury
Argyle
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Balmain
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Balranald
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Bathurst
The Bogan
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Boorowa
Bourke
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Thomas Waddell
Thomas Waddell (1 January 1854 – 25 October 1940), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1917, was briefly the premier of New South Wales during 1904, and was a member of the New Sou ...
had been elected as a Free Trade member at the
1887 election however changed to the Protectionist party for this election.
Braidwood
Camden
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Canterbury
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Carcoar
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The Clarence
Central Cumberland
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David Buchanan (Protectionist) won a seat in a
by-election in May 1888 and unsuccessfully contested
Balmain.
Durham
East Macquarie
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East Maitland
East Sydney
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Joseph Abbott was nominated for both East Sydney and
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
People
* Wentworth (surname)
* Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder
* S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator
* Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
, however he was elected unopposed for Wentworth before the poll for East Sydney.
Eden
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Forbes
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The Glebe
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Glen Innes
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The sitting member
George Matheson
George Matheson FRSE (27 March 1842 – 28 August 1906) was a Scottish minister and hymn writer and prolific author. He was blind from the age of 17.
Life
Born at 39 Abbotsford Place in Glasgow, to George Matheson (d.1891), a merchant and ...
(Free Trade) did not contest the election.
Gloucester
Goulburn
Grafton
Grenfell
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Gundagai
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The sitting member
Jack Want (Independent Free Trade) did not contest the election, having been elected for
Paddington
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on 2 February.
Gunnedah
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Edwin Turner Edwin Turner is the name of
* Edwin Turner (politician) (1849–1913)), Australian politician
* Edwin Turner (athlete)
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(Free Trade) won the seat at a
by-election in 1888 and retained it at this election.
The Gwydir
Hartley
The Hastings and Manning
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The Hawkesbury
The Hume
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The Hunter
Illawarra
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Inverell
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The sitting member
Samuel Moore (Free Trade) did not contest the election.
Kiama
The Macleay
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Charles Jeanneret (Free Trade) was the sitting member for
Carcoar.
Molong
Monaro
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One of the sitting members
Thomas O'Mara
Thomas Chrysostom O'Mara (1847 – 23 June 1891) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Tumut to pastoralist Timothy O'Mara and Johanna Quilty. He was a barrister, admitted to the bar in 1874. In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wa ...
(Independent Protectionist) unsuccessfully contested
East Sydney. The other sitting member was
Henry Dawson (Protectionist).
Morpeth
John Bowes John Bowes may refer to:
*John George Bowes (c. 1812–1864), Canadian politician
*John Bowes (art collector) (1811–1885), English art collector and thoroughbred racehorse owner
**John Bowes (steamship), ''John Bowes'' (steamship), 1852 steam coll ...
(Protectionist) was the sitting member for Morpeth.
Mudgee
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Thomas Browne
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(Protectionist) was a sitting member for
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
People
* Wentworth (surname)
* Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder
* S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator
* Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
.
The Murray
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The Murrumbidgee
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The Namoi
The Nepean
New England
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Newcastle
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Newtown
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Northumberland
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Orange
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Paddington
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William Allen William Allen may refer to:
Politicians
United States
*William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio
*William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio
*William ...
(Protectionist) had won a seat at a
by-election in 1888 however was unable to retain it at this election.
John Neild had been elected as a Free Trade member in
1887
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
however changed to the Protectionist party for this election.
Parramatta
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
Redfern
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Peter Howe (Protectionist) won a seat at a
by-election in 1888 and retained it at this election.
William Schey had been elected as a Free Trade member in
Redfern however changed to the Protectionist party for this election.
The Richmond
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Shoalhaven
South Sydney
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St Leonards
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Sturt
Sturt and
Wilcannia were new seats split off from
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
People
* Wentworth (surname)
* Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder
* S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator
* Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
which previously returned two members.
Tamworth
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Tenterfield
Tumut
The Upper Hunter
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One of the sitting members
John McElhone
John McElhone (16 June 1833 – 6 May 1898) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Sydney to milk vendor Terence McElhone and Catherine Mallon. He attended St Mary's Seminary School and was an apprentice seaman from 1851. In 1859 he w ...
(Free Trade) did not contest the election.
Robert Fitzgerald
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(Protectionist) was the other sitting member
Wellington
Wentworth
Wentworth previously returned two members, however it was split, with two new seats,
Sturt and
Wilcannia. One sitting member for Wentworth
Joseph Abbott (Protectionist) was nominated for both Wentworth and
East Sydney. The other member for Wentworth was
Thomas Browne
Sir Thomas Browne (; 19 October 160519 October 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His writings display a deep curi ...
(Protectionist) who unsuccessfully contested
Mudgee.
West Macquarie
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West Maitland
West Sydney
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Wilcannia
Wilcannia and
Sturt were new seats split off from
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
People
* Wentworth (surname)
* Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder
* S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator
* Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
which previously returned two members.
Wollombi
Yass Plains
Young
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See also
*
Candidates of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election
*
References
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1889
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ...