Nominations: Monday, 4 February 1889, Polling: Saturday, 9 February 1889
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Woodward, Francis (Re-elected 1)
Free Trade
1,140
31.18
Mitchell, Joseph (Re-elected 2)
Free Trade
973
26.61
Lysaght, Andrew
Protectionist
814
22.26
Jones, Frederic
Protectionist
420
11.49
Wiley, William
Protectionist
309
8.45
Formal Votes
3,656
Informal Votes
44
1.19
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
3,700
59.02
Persons Voting / Turnout
1,871
58.98
Notes: Second seat added for 1889 election. Joseph Mitchell was a sitting MP for Newtown.
Source: Totals from Illawarra Mercury, 12 February 1889, p.2 col.3 including booth details. Similar totals were published in SMH 12 February 1889, p.8 col.1 including booths results, with Mitchell on 973 and Lysaght 814.
Corrections: The Statsitical Register reported 1827 persons voting formal. Given all voters had two votes, this means the total formal votes should not be more than 3654, meaning there is an error here. The Illawarra Mercury totals have been used as they are lower than the Heralds.