title: 1889 Redfern colonial by-election
text: # 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 | | |
  