A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 July 1889 because of the death of John Sutherland ().
Dates Date Event 23 June 1889 John Sutherland died. 28 June 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 4 July 1889 Day of nomination 8 July 1889 Polling day 16 July 1889 Return of writ
Candidates
George Anderson () was a wool merchant and a past Mayor of Waterloo who had been unsuccessful at the election in January 1889 by a margin of 114 votes (0.5%). William Schey () was the secretary of the Railways and Tramways Association and the district included the Eveleigh Railway Yards. He had been elected as a Free Trade member for Redfern in 1887, however he switched to the Protectionist party for the 1889 election where he finished last with a margin of 1,505 votes (6.9%).
Result
John Sutherland () died.
See also Electoral results for the district of Redfern List of New South Wales state by-elections
References