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Newcastle - 1889 (Roll: 6,345) - 3 to be elected
Elected - Protectionist (3)
Nominations: Thursday, 31 January 1889, Polling: Saturday, 2 February 1889
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Brown, Henry J Free Trade 2,069 15.05
Ellis, James Cole (Defeated) Free Trade 2,050 14.91
Stokes, Charles Frederick Free Trade 1,903 13.84
Fletcher, James (Re-elected 1) Protectionist 2,657 19.32
Brown, Alexander (Elected 2) Protectionist 2,620 19.05
Grahame, William (Elected 3) Protectionist 2,452 17.83
Formal Votes 13,751
Informal Votes 81 0.59
Total Votes / Estimated Turnout 13,832 73.52
Persons Voting / Turnout 4,767 75.13
Notes: Third seat allocated for 1889 election.
Source: Brief report of nominations, SMH 1 February 1889, p.5 col.1-3. Results from Newcastle Herald, 4 February 1889, p.7 col.4-6. SMH 8 February 1889, p.8 col.6-7 had essentially the same result, though Ellis was given 2059 votes.