Nominations: Thursday, 31 January 1889, Polling: Thursday, 7 February 1889
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Meyers, David Moss
Free Trade
771
24.89
Dawson, Henry (Re-elected 1)
Protectionist
1,294
41.77
Stephen, Harold Wilberforce Hindmarsh (Elected 2)
Protectionist
1,033
33.34
Formal Votes
3,098
Informal Votes
12
0.39
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout
3,110
42.90
Notes: Sitting MP TC O'Mara contested East Sydney.
Source: Cooma Express, 9 February 1889, p.2 col.4, used in preference to slightly different totals in SMH 9 February 1889, p.9 col.2. SMH report includes additional booth results, earlier booths having been published 8 February, p.5.
Corrections: The Statistical Register reported 2990 formal votes, but this produces a turnout of 82.5%, and also means that only 108 voters used two votes. This suggests an error in the Statistical Register, and the value of person voting has been ignored.