election results for state seat of Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia
Morpeth , an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.[1] [2] [3]
Election results [ ]
Elections in the 1890s [ ]
1891 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
Elections in the 1880s [ ]
1889 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1887 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1885 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Thursday 22 October [7]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)
536
56.7
Robert Pierce
409
43.3
Total formal votes
945
99.8
Informal votes
2
0.2
Turnout
947
79.7
1882 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Wednesday 13 December [8]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)
554
62.9
Archibald Jacob (defeated)
327
37.1
Total formal votes
881
97.5
Informal votes
23
2.5
Turnout
904
77.8
Archibald Jacob was the sitting member for
Gloucester .
1880 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Thursday 18 November [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)
unopposed
Elections in the 1870s [ ]
1877 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Monday 29 October [10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)
unopposed
1874 [ ]
1872 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Tuesday 20 February [12]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Campbell (re-elected)
309
66.7
John Keating
144
31.1
J D Nelson
10
2.2
Total formal votes
463
89.6
Informal votes
54
10.4
Turnout
517
65.2
Elections in the 1860s [ ]
1869 [ ]
1864 [ ]
1862 by-election [ ]
This section is an excerpt from 1862 Morpeth colonial by-election § Result .[ ]
1862 Morpeth by-election Thursday 18 September [15] [16]
Candidate
Votes
%
Edward Close (elected)
330
68.5
David Buchanan (defeated)
152
31.5
Total formal votes
482
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
482
61.5
David Buchanan was insolvent and resigned.
[15]
1860 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Friday 14 December [17]
Candidate
Votes
%
David Buchanan (elected)
285
54.4
Samuel Cohen (defeated)
239
45.6
Total formal votes
524
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
524
64.8
1860 by-election [ ]
This section is an excerpt from 1860 Morpeth colonial by-election § Result .[ ]
1860 Morpeth by-election Tuesday 7 August [18]
Candidate
Votes
%
Samuel Cohen (elected)
312
59.8
David Buchanan
210
40.2
Total formal votes
522
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
522
64.5
Edward Close resigned.
[18]
Elections in the 1850s [ ]
1859 [ ]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth .[ ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Friday 24 June [19]
Candidate
Votes
%
Edward Close (elected)
280
54.8
Samuel Gordon
231
45.2
Total formal votes
231
100.0
Informal votes
511
0.0
Turnout
511
68.2
References [ ]
^ Green, Antony . "Elections for the District of Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 September 2020 .
^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF) . NSW Parliamentary Record . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019 .
^ "Former Members" . Members of Parliament . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1891 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1889 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1887 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1885 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1882 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1877 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1872 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1869-70 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1862 Morpeth by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 June 2021 .
^ "Morpeth election — declaration of the poll" . The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 20 September 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony . "1860 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1860 Morpeth by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 June 2021 .
^ Green, Antony . "1859 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .
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