Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1864–65
New South Wales colonial election, 22 November 1864 – 10 January 1865 [1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
111,302
Votes cast
66,775
Turnout
51.40 [a]
+8.49
Informal votes
156
Informal
0.36
+0.19
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
66,775
72
The 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts . The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 11 districts were uncontested.[1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (650), Goldfields South (3,720) and Goldfields West (8,400). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,394 ranging from The Paterson (536) to The Lachlan (3,592).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3] [4]
Election results [ ]
Argyle [ ]
Balranald [ ]
Bathurst [ ]
The Bogan [ ]
Braidwood [ ]
Camden [ ]
Canterbury [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : Canterbury Wednesday 7 December 1864 [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Oatley (elected 1)
937
32.3
John Lucas (re-elected 2)
785
27.1
Edward Raper (defeated)
385
13.3
Samuel Lyons
374
12.9
William Roberts
324
11.2
William Forster
68
2.4
Tertius Rider
15
0.5
John Beer
10
0.4
Total formal votes
2,898
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
1,792
51.1
Carcoar [ ]
The Clarence [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : The Clarence Thursday 29 December 1864 [13]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Laycock (elected)
549
58.7
Richard Bligh
386
41.3
Total formal votes
935
97.4
Informal votes
25
2.6
Turnout
986
48.8
Central Cumberland [ ]
East Macquarie [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : East Macquarie Saturday 24 December 1864 [15]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Cummings (re-elected 1)
955
39.0
David Buchanan (re-elected 2)
800
32.6
Thomas Lee
623
25.4
Patrick McDonagh
73
3.0
Total formal votes
2,451
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
1,491
66.4
East Maitland [ ]
East Sydney [ ]
Eden [ ]
The Glebe [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : The Glebe Tuesday 29 November 1864 [19]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Smart (re-elected)
622
58.0
Daniel Dalgleish
451
42.0
Total formal votes
1,073
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
1,073
53.7
Goldfields North [ ]
Goldfields South [ ]
Goldfields West [ ]
Goulburn [ ]
The Gwydir [ ]
Hartley [ ]
The Hastings [ ]
The Hawkesbury [ ]
The Hume [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : The Hume Saturday 24 December 1864 [28]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Mate (re-elected)
243
44.8
Morris Asher
234
43.2
Walter Miller
65
12.0
Total formal votes
542
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
542
47.5
The Hunter [ ]
Illawarra [ ]
Kiama [ ]
The Lachlan [ ]
Liverpool Plains [ ]
The Lower Hunter [ ]
Monara [ ]
Morpeth [ ]
Mudgee [ ]
The Murray [ ]
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change
The Murrumbidgee [ ]
Narellan [ ]
The Nepean [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : The Nepean Saturday 10 December 1864 [41]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Ryan (re-elected)
408
54.0
Thomas Shepherd
345
45.6
William Cover
2
0.3
George Sanders
1
0.1
Total formal votes
756
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
754
62.7
New England [ ]
Newcastle [ ]
Newtown [ ]
Northumberland [ ]
Orange [ ]
Paddington [ ]
Parramatta [ ]
The Paterson [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : The Paterson Wednesday 14 December 1864 [49]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Arnold (re-elected)
217
62.0
Geoffrey Eagar
133
38.0
Total formal votes
350
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
350
65.3
Patrick's Plains [ ]
Queanbeyan [ ]
Shoalhaven [ ]
St Leonards [ ]
Tenterfield [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : Tenterfield Saturday 24 December 1864 [54]
Candidate
Votes
%
Hugh Gordon (re-elected)
290
52.6
Peel Raymond
261
47.4
Total formal votes
551
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
551
58.7
The Tumut [ ]
The Upper Hunter [ ]
Wellington [ ]
West Macquarie [ ]
West Maitland [ ]
West Sydney [ ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election : West Sydney Thursday 24 November 1864 [60]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Robertson (re-elected 1)
2,270
18.3
John Lang (re-elected 2)
2,248
18.1
Samuel Joseph (elected 3)
2,183
17.6
John Darvall (re-elected 4)
2,012
16.2
Geoffrey Eagar (defeated)
1,473
11.9
Daniel Dalgleish (defeated)
1,187
9.6
William Love (defeated)
662
5.3
James Murphy
373
3.0
Total formal votes
12,408
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
4,056
54.9
The Williams [ ]
William Allen was the sitting member. Marshall Burdekin was the sitting member for Liverpool Plains
Windsor [ ]
Wollombi [ ]
Yass Plains [ ]
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ There were 15 uncontested districts and turnout is based on the roll of 84,683 for the contested districts.[1]
References [ ]
^ a b c Green, Antony . "1864-65 election totals" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 September 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-65 Turnout" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
^ "1858 Redistribution" . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Argyle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Balranald" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Bogan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Central Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Goldfields North" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Goldfields South" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Goldfields West" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Hastings" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Lachlan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Liverpool Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Lower Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Narellan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Paterson" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "" 1864-5 Patrick's Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 The Williams" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Windsor" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1864-5 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
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