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.