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Monaro - By-election (Roll: 3,698)
Retained by Protectionist
Nominations: Wednesday, 11 December 1889, Polling: Tuesday, 17 December 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Miller, Gustave Thomas Carlisle (Elected) Protectionist 859 54.89
Myers, David Moss Free Trade 706 45.11
Formal Votes 1,565
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 1,565 42.32
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Death of HWH Stephen
Source: SMH 19 December 1889, p.7 col.3 reporting final figures. Same result published in Year Book of Australia (1891) and in the Daily Telegraph 19 December. Same totals, Cooma Express, 24 December, p.2 col.4, though the published booth results 20 December, p.2 col.6, have been removed from the original used to create the NSW State Library microfilm.