Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1874-75
New South Wales colonial election, 8 December 1874 – 12 January 1875 [1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast
60,031
Turnout
47.21
−1.23
Informal votes
762
Informal
1.20
+0.20
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
60,031
72
The 1874–75 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. 12 districts were uncontested.[1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (750), Goldfields South (1,400) and Goldfields West (20,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 2,078 ranging from The Paterson (551) to Mudgee (7,401).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3] [4]
Election results [ ]
Argyle [ ]
Balranald [ ]
Bathurst [ ]
The sitting member for Bathurst Edward Combes did not contest the election. Edmund Webb was the sitting member for West Macquarie .
The Bogan [ ]
Braidwood [ ]
Camden [ ]
Canterbury [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : Canterbury Monday 28 December 1874 [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Richard Hill (re-elected 1)
1,791
35.9
John Lucas (re-elected 2)
1,689
33.9
William Pigott
1,429
28.7
Aaron Wheeler
77
1.5
Total formal votes
4,986
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
3,393
62.3
Carcoar [ ]
The Clarence [ ]
Central Cumberland [ ]
East Macquarie [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : East Macquarie Tuesday 5 January 1875 [15]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Suttor (elected 1)
750
38.4
John Booth (elected 2)
607
31.1
William Cummings (defeated)
546
28.0
James Daley
49
2.5
Total formal votes
1,952
98.5
Informal votes
30
1.5
Turnout
1,432
49.9
East Maitland [ ]
East Sydney [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : East Sydney Wednesday 9 December 1874 [17]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1)
3,828
17.9
John Macintosh (re-elected 2)
3,651
17.1
Alexander Stuart (elected 3)
3,083
14.4
John Davies (elected 4)
2,394
11.2
Angus Cameron
2,189
10.3
Charles Moore (defeated)
1,960
9.2
William Forster (defeated)
1,502
7.0
John Young
1,140
5.3
Edward Flood
804
3.8
James Pemell
661
3.1
Daniel O'Connell
68
0.3
John Douglass
50
0.2
Nathaniel Pawsey
23
0.1
Total formal votes
21,353
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
6,430
56.4
Eden [ ]
The Glebe [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : The Glebe Friday 11 December 1874 [19]
Candidate
Votes
%
George Allen (re-elected)
1,239
60.0
John Booth (defeated)
813
39.4
Charles Mossman
14
0.7
Total formal votes
2,066
96.1
Informal votes
83
3.9
Turnout
2,149
68.1
Goldfields North [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : Goldfields North Monday 11 January 1875 [20]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Forster (elected)
497
84.8
Thomas Browne
89
15.2
Total formal votes
586
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
586
78.1
Goldfields South [ ]
Goldfields West [ ]
Goulburn [ ]
The Gwydir [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : The Gwydir Saturday 26 December 1874 [24]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)
540
58.2
Captain W H Mosely
388
41.8
Total formal votes
928
98.5
Informal votes
14
1.5
Turnout
942
37.3
Hartley [ ]
The Hastings [ ]
The Hawkesbury [ ]
The Hume [ ]
The Hunter [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : The Hunter Saturday 2 January 1875 [29]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Burns (re-elected)
457
74.7
James O'Sullivan
155
25.3
Total formal votes
612
96.8
Informal votes
20
3.2
Turnout
632
50.6
Illawarra [ ]
Kiama [ ]
The Lachlan [ ]
Liverpool Plains [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : Liverpool Plains Wednesday 6 January 1875 [33]
Candidate
Votes
%
Hanley Bennett (re-elected)
766
51.5
Daniel Macquarie
721
48.5
Total formal votes
1,487
97.8
Informal votes
33
2.2
Turnout
1,520
47.6
The Lower Hunter [ ]
Monara [ ]
Morpeth [ ]
Mudgee [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : Mudgee Wednesday 23 December 1874 [37]
Candidate
Votes
%
Stephen Goold (elected)
1,660
56.6
Patrick Jennings
1,271
43.4
Total formal votes
2,931
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
2,930
49.6
The Murray [ ]
The Murrumbidgee [ ]
Narellan [ ]
The Nepean [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : The Nepean Wednesday 23 December 1874 [41]
Candidate
Votes
%
Patrick Shepherd (elected)
372
55.9
James Ryan
294
44.1
Total formal votes
666
95.7
Informal votes
30
4.3
Turnout
686
63.1
New England [ ]
Newcastle [ ]
Newtown [ ]
Northumberland [ ]
Orange [ ]
Paddington [ ]
Parramatta [ ]
The Paterson [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : The Paterson Friday 18 December 1874 [49]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Arnold (re-elected)
205
56.9
Herbert Brown
155
43.1
Total formal votes
360
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
368
66.8
Patrick's Plains [ ]
Queanbeyan [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : Queanbeyan Wednesday 23 December 1874 [51]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Wright (elected)
455
53.3
William Forster
354
41.5
William O'Neill
44
5.2
Total formal votes
853
98.2
Informal votes
16
1.8
Turnout
869
69.6
Shoalhaven [ ]
St Leonards [ ]
Tenterfield [ ]
The Tumut [ ]
The Upper Hunter [ ]
Wellington [ ]
West Macquarie [ ]
The sitting member for West Macquarie was Edmund Webb who unsuccessfully contested Bathurst .
West Maitland [ ]
West Sydney [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : West Sydney Wednesday 16 December 1874 [60]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Robertson (re-elected 1)
2,705
17.6
George Dibbs (elected 2)
2,294
15.0
Henry Dangar (elected 3)
2,207
14.4
Angus Cameron (elected 4)
2,129
13.9
George Thornton
1,888
12.3
Joseph Wearne (defeated)
1,746
11.4
Joseph O'Connor (defeated)
1,659
10.8
Walter Cooper (defeated)
436
2.8
Joseph Raphael (defeated)
267
1.7
Total formal votes
15,331
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
5,574
63.0
The Williams [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : The Williams Thursday 31 December 1874 [61]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Watson (elected)
400
51.8
George Stephen
373
48.3
Total formal votes
773
97.6
Informal votes
19
2.4
Turnout
792
59.6
Windsor [ ]
Wollombi [ ]
Yass Plains [ ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : Yass Plains Friday 18 December 1874 [64]
Candidate
Votes
%
Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected)
412
53.2
Arthur Remmington
362
46.8
Total formal votes
774
98.2
Informal votes
14
1.8
Turnout
788
43.8
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b Green, Antony . "1874-75 election totals" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 September 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Turnout" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 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 . "1874-5 Argyle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Balranald" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Bogan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Central Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goldfields North" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goldfields South" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goldfields West" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hastings" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Lachlan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Liverpool Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Lower Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 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 . "1874-5 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Narellan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 September 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Paterson" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 The Williams" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Windsor" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
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