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Hartley - By-election (Roll: 2,826)
Retained by Free Trade
Nominations: Tuesday, 22 July 1890, Polling: Saturday, 26 July 1890
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Hurley, John (Re-elected) Free Trade 903 59.76
Norton, John Protectionist 608 40.24
Formal Votes 1,511
Informal Votes 22 1.44
Total Votes / Turnout 1,533 54.25
Cause Category: Resignation - Financial difficulties
Notes: John Hurley resigned and re-contested owing to financial difficulties.
Source: SMH 30 July 1890, p.8 col.4, including adjustments to the booth figures published 28 July, p.5 col.8. Report of nominations in Katoomba Times, 26 July p.2, same results including booths published 2 August, p.2 col.3.