Charles Collins Free Trade Hugh Ross Labour The 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election was held on 3 June 1898 to elect the member for Narrabri in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Free Trade MP Charles Collins.

[1] The vote was held on the same day as a by-election in Sydney-Fitzroy and a statewide referendum on the subject of federation.

[2][3] The by-election was won by Labour Electoral League candidate Hugh Ross with 32.8% of the vote.

He retained the seat 54 days later at the New South Wales colonial election on 27 July 1898.