Electoral results for the district of Gunnedah

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Gunnedah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1880   Joseph Abbott None
1882
1885
1887   Thomas Goodwin Protectionist
1888 by   Edwin Turner Free Trade
1889
1891   John Kirkpatrick Labour
1894
1895   Thomas Goodwin Protectionist
1898
1901   David Hall Labour

Election results[]

Elections in the 1900s[]

1901[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Gunnedah.[]
1901 New South Wales state election: Gunnedah [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hall 1,008 +61.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Wills-Allen 639 38.8 +13.5
Total formal votes 1,647 99.3 +0.6
Informal votes 11 0.7 -0.6
Turnout 1,658 60.4 11.4
Labour gain from Progressive  
The sitting member Thomas Goodwin (Progressive) did not contest the election.

Elections in the 1890s[]

1898[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Thomas Goodwin 631 62.5
Free Trade John Kirkpatrick 256 25.4
Independent Federalist William Case 123 12.2
Total formal votes 1,010 98.7
Informal votes 13 1.3
Turnout 1,023 49.0
National Federal hold  

1895[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Goodwin 649 59.1
Labour Samuel Hutchin 422 38.4
Ind. Free Trade John Rogers 28 2.6
Total formal votes 1,099 98.2
Informal votes 20 1.8
Turnout 1,119 59.8
Protectionist gain from Labour  

1894[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Kirkpatrick 674 54.8
Protectionist Job Sheldon 477 38.8
Ind. Free Trade Silas Rose 42 3.4
Ind. Protectionist George Birney 26 2.1
Ind. Free Trade Jonathan Rendalls 10 0.8
Total formal votes 1,229 97.9
Informal votes 27 2.2
Turnout 1,256 66.8
Labour hold  

1891[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Saturday 27 June [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Kirkpatrick (elected) 659 54.9
Protectionist Thomas Browne 407 33.9
Protectionist Michael Burke 76 6.3
Protectionist Robert Doolan 58 4.8
Total formal votes 1,200 96.5
Informal votes 43 3.5
Turnout 1,243 53.6
Labour gain from Free Trade  

Elections in the 1880s[]

1889[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Saturday 9 February [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edwin Turner (elected) 658 58.2
Protectionist Harold Tilley 472 41.8
Total formal votes 1,130 95.4
Informal votes 55 4.6
Turnout 1,185 59.8
  Free Trade gain from Protectionist  
Edwin Turner (Free Trade) won the seat at a by-election in 1888 and retained it at this election.

1888 by-election[]

This section is an excerpt from 1888 Gunnedah colonial by-election § Result.[]
1888 Gunnedah by-election
Wednesday 12 September [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edwin Turner (elected) 475 57.9
Protectionist William Poole 346 42.1
Total formal votes 821 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 821 41.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Thomas Goodwin (Protectionist).[10]

1887[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Wednesday 16 February [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Goodwin (elected) 616 62.7
Free Trade J Poole 367 37.3
Total formal votes 983 95.4
Informal votes 47 4.6
Turnout 1,030 50.3
The sitting member Joseph Abbott successfully contested Wentworth.

1885[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Monday 19 October [12]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Abbott (re-elected) 706 59.7
Ethelbert Clemesha 476 40.3
Total formal votes 1,182 96.7
Informal votes 41 3.4
Turnout 1,223 62.6

1882[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Wednesday 20 December [13]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Abbott (re-elected) 616 79.3
William Douglass 161 20.7
Total formal votes 777 95.9
Informal votes 33 4.1
Turnout 837 40.1

1880[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Gunnedah.[]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Monday 29 November [14]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Abbott (elected) 714 61.1
Thomas Browne 454 38.9
Total formal votes 1,168 97.5
Informal votes 30 2.5
Turnout 1,198 62.5
  (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1888 Gunnedah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Gunnedah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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