A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth in June 1889 because of the resignation of Robert Levien (). The Supreme Court had found Levien guilty of the dishonourable conduct of permitting his unqualified clerk to have acted as an attorney, fined him £100 and suspended him from practice for twelve months..
Dates Date Event 31 May 1889 Decision of the Supreme Court handed down and Robert Levin resigned. 1 June 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 10 June 1889 Nominations 18 June 1889 Polling day 25 June 1889 Return of writ
Results
Robert Levien () resigned because the Supreme Court had found him guilty of dishonourable conduct.
See also Electoral results for the district of Tamworth List of New South Wales state by-elections
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