Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1880
New South Wales colonial election, 17 November – 2 December 1880 [1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast
178,807
Turnout
61.94
+13.63
Informal votes
2,001
Informal
1.96
+0.95
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
178,807
108
The 1880 New South Wales colonial election was for 108 members representing 72 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 29 multi-member districts returning 68 members and 43 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 14 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.[1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,549 for a country seat and 2,361 for an urban one,[2] ranging from East Maitland (966) to Bourke (3,478).[3]
The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1880 (NSW)[4] which was the first major redistribution since 1858 in which 12 districts were abolished,[a] and 23 new districts were created.[b] an overall increase in the number of districts from 61 to 72, and an increase in the number of members from 73 to 108.[2]
Election results [ ]
Albury [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Albury Saturday 20 November [5]
Candidate
Votes
%
George Day (re-elected)
unopposed
(new seat)
George Day was the sitting member for The Hume
Argyle [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Argyle Friday 26 November [6]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Holborow (elected 1)
1,026
27.5
Phillip Myers (elected 2)
992
26.6
Louis Heydon
780
20.9
John Walsh
683
18.3
William Connolly
254
6.8
Total formal votes
3,735
99.2
Informal votes
29
0.8
Turnout
1,976
71.3
(1 new seat)
The sitting member William Davies did not contest the election.
Balmain [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Balmain Friday 19 November [7]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jacob Garrard (elected)
789
34.2
John Taylor
777
33.7
Albert Elkington
568
24.6
Charles Mossman
173
7.5
Total formal votes
2,307
96.8
Informal votes
76
3.2
Turnout
2,383
74.0
(new seat)
The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that 60 of the informal votes had written "I Vote for Taylor" on them, where Jacob Garrard won the election by only 12 votes.[8]
Balranald [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Balranald Thursday 2 December [9]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Cramsie (elected 1)
1,039
35.8
Robert Wilkinson (elected 2)
1,002
34.5
James Warby
482
16.6
Total formal votes
378
100.0
Informal votes
2,901
0.0
Turnout
2,921
49.9
(1 new seat)
The sitting member Colin Simson did not contest the election.
Bathurst [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Bathurst Friday 19 November [10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Francis Suttor (re-elected)
641
58.9
William Butler
447
41.1
Total formal votes
1,088
97.6
Informal votes
27
2.4
Turnout
1,115
78.2
The Bogan [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Bogan Tuesday 30 November [11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Patrick Jennings (elected 1)
1,394
42.1
George Cass (elected 2)
750
22.6
William Forlonge
671
20.3
William Shorter
498
15.0
Total formal votes
3,313
98.8
Informal votes
42
1.3
Turnout
1,842
56.2
(1 new seat)
The Bogan lost part of the district to the new seat of Forbes . The sitting member Walter Coonan unsuccessfully contested Forbes.
Boorowa [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Boorowa Monday 29 November [12]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Slattery (elected)
456
63.9
Albert Middleton
258
36.1
Total formal votes
714
97.7
Informal votes
17
2.3
Turnout
731
52.7
(new seat)
Bourke [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Bourke Tuesday 30 November [13]
Candidate
Votes
%
Russell Barton (elected)
738
56.6
Joseph Olliffe
566
43.4
Total formal votes
1,304
98.0
Informal votes
27
2.0
Turnout
1,331
35.5
(new seat)
Joseph Olliffe had already unsuccessfully contested East Sydney .
Braidwood [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Braidwood Monday 29 November [14]
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander Ryrie (elected)
609
55.4
Edward Greville (defeated)
491
44.6
Total formal votes
1,100
95.9
Informal votes
47
4.1
Turnout
1,147
73.3
Camden [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Camden Saturday 20 November [15]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Kidd (elected 1)
1,386
32.1
Thomas Garrett (re-elected 2)
1,368
31.7
William McCourt
686
15.9
Joseph Leary (defeated)
567
13.1
Thomas Robertson
314
7.3
Total formal votes
4,321
98.9
Informal votes
50
1.1
Turnout
2,777
80.8
The other siting member Arthur Onslow did not contest the election. Joseph Leary was the sitting member for The Murrumbidgee .
Canterbury [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Canterbury Monday 22 November [16]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Pigott (elected 1)
2,513
42.1
William Henson (elected 2)
1,380
23.1
Alfred Allen
672
11.3
Thomas Courtney
622
10.4
George Pile
493
8.3
Myles McRae
232
3.9
Total formal votes
56
100.0
Informal votes
5,968
0.0
Turnout
5,993
55.5
One sitting member John Lucas did not contest the election. The other sitting member Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested East Sydney .
Carcoar [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Carcoar Monday 22 November [17]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected 1)
1,320
43.6
Andrew Lynch (re-elected 2)
883
29.2
William Suttor
825
27.3
Total formal votes
3,028
99.1
Informal votes
29
1.0
Turnout
1,724
64.6
(1 new seat)
Ezekiel Baker was the sitting member for the abolished district of Goldfields South .
The Clarence [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Clarence Tuesday 23 November [18]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Purves (elected)
unopposed
The Clarence lost part of the district to Grafton and part to The Richmond . The sitting member Charles Fawcett successfully contested The Richmond.
Central Cumberland [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Central Cumberland Monday 22 November [19]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Lackey (re-elected 1)
1,470
41.0
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2)
1,350
37.6
Thomas Wearne
770
21.5
Total formal votes
3,590
99.0
Informal votes
36
1.0
Turnout
2,216
62.9
Durham [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Durham Monday 22 November [20]
Candidate
Votes
%
Herbert Brown (re-elected)
660
63.2
William Johnston (defeated)
385
36.8
Total formal votes
1,045
98.5
Informal votes
16
1.5
Turnout
1,061
72.1
(new seat)
Durham replaced all of the abolished district of The Paterson and part of the abolished district of The Williams . Herbert Brown was the member for The Paterson and William Johnston was the member for The Williams.
East Macquarie [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : East Macquarie Tuesday 23 November [21]
Candidate
Votes
%
Edward Combes (re-elected 1)
903
41.7
Edmund Webb (re-elected 2)
737
34.0
Sydney Smith
526
24.3
Total formal votes
2,166
99.4
Informal votes
13
0.6
Turnout
1,280
62.3
East Maitland [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : East Maitland Wednesday 24 November [22]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Brunker (elected)
unopposed
The sitting member Henry Badgery successfully contested Monaro .
East Sydney [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : East Sydney Wednesday 17 November [23]
Candidate
Votes
%
George Reid (elected 1)
3,413
19.0
Arthur Renwick (re-elected 2)
3,295
18.3
Henry Dangar (elected 3)
3,102
17.3
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 4)
2,770
15.4
Charles Roberts
2,295
12.8
Samuel Lees
1,385
7.7
Charles Moore
1,216
6.8
Isaac Josephson
507
2.8
Total formal votes
17,983
99.3
Informal votes
120
0.7
Turnout
5,488
61.0
Of the sitting members, James Greenwood and John Macintosh did not contest the election and John Davies successfully contested South Sydney . Sir Henry Parkes was a sitting member for Canterbury .
Eden [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Eden Friday 26 November [24]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Clarke (re-elected 1)
1,099
40.5
James Garvan (elected 2)
899
33.1
W Manning
375
13.8
Alexander Hutchison
344
12.7
Total formal votes
2,717
99.2
Informal votes
22
0.8
Turnout
2,739
53.5
(1 new seat)
Forbes [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Forbes Saturday 27 November [25]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Cooke (elected 1)
675
23.6
John Bodel (elected 2)
638
22.3
Walter Coonan (defeated)
631
22.0
Alfred Stokes
499
17.4
George Moore
336
11.7
Baker, St Baker
84
2.9
Total formal votes
2,863
99.0
Informal votes
30
1.0
Turnout
1,630
60.3
(new seat)
Forbes replaced part of The Bogan . Walter Coonan was the sitting member for The Bogan.
The Glebe [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Glebe Thursday 18 November [26]
Candidate
Votes
%
George Allen (re-elected)
812
72.4
James Graham
309
27.6
Total formal votes
1,121
97.1
Informal votes
34
2.9
Turnout
1,155
58.7
Glen Innes [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Glen Innes Wednesday 24 November [27]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Fergusson (elected)
514
54.3
Edward Bennett
432
45.7
Total formal votes
946
98.3
Informal votes
16
1.7
Turnout
972
61.7
(new seat)
Glen Innes was created from the northern part of New England .
Gloucester [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Gloucester Saturday 27 November [28]
Candidate
Votes
%
Archibald Jacob (re-elected)
471
50.2
Charles Readett
468
49.8
Total formal votes
939
97.6
Informal votes
23
2.4
Turnout
962
63.0
(new seat)
Archibald Jacob was the member for the abolished district of The Lower Hunter .
Goulburn [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Goulburn Thursday 18 November [29]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Teece (re-elected)
unopposed
Grafton [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Grafton Friday 26 November [30]
Candidate
Votes
%
John See (elected)
636
55.4
Richard Stevenson
513
44.7
Total formal votes
1,149
97.2
Informal votes
33
2.8
Turnout
1,182
62.3
(new seat)
Grafton was created from part of The Clarence .
Grenfell [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Grenfell Monday 29 November [31]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Vaughn (elected)
421
49.2
George Greene
294
34.4
J Donkin
141
16.5
Total formal votes
856
98.5
Informal votes
13
1.5
Turnout
869
53.8
(new seat)
Grenfell partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan .
Gundagai [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Gundagai Tuesday 30 November [32]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Forster (elected)
600
52.2
Frederick Pinkstone
303
26.4
Samuel Swift
246
21.4
Total formal votes
1,149
98.5
Informal votes
17
1.5
Turnout
1,167
66.7
(new seat)
Gundagai partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan .
Gunnedah [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Gunnedah Monday 29 November [33]
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)
The Gwydir [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Gwydir Tuesday 30 November [34]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Campbell (elected)
unopposed
The sitting member Thomas Dangar successfully contested The Namoi .
Hartley [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Hartley Friday 26 November [35]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Abbott (elected)
396
44.0
John Hurley (defeated)
361
40.1
Walter Targett
143
15.9
Total formal votes
900
96.6
Informal votes
32
3.4
Turnout
932
55.6
The Hastings and Manning [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Hastings and Manning Saturday 27 November [36]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Young (elected 1)
897
30.6
Joseph Andrews (elected 2)
792
27.0
Daniel Macquarie
428
14.6
Charles McDonnell
383
13.1
William Gill
214
7.3
Henry Zions
135
4.6
Total formal votes
82
100.0
Informal votes
2,931
0.0
Turnout
2,961
64.2
(new seat)
Replaced the abolished district of The Hastings . The sitting member Robert Smith successfully contested The Macleay .
The Hawkesbury [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Hawkesbury Friday 26 November [37]
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander Bowman (re-elected)
866
54.1
Henry McQuade (defeated)
736
45.9
Total formal votes
1,602
98.2
Informal votes
29
1.8
Turnout
1,631
82.8
(1 less seat)
The other sitting member Henry Moses did not contest the election. Henry McQuade was the sitting member for the abolished district of Windsor .
The Hume [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Hume Monday 29 November [38]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Lyne (elected 1)
900
34.1
Leyser Levin (elected 2)
803
30.4
Philip Gell
641
24.3
Edmund Bond
295
11.2
Total formal votes
2,639
99.2
Informal votes
21
0.8
Turnout
1,705
57.8
(1 new seat)
The sitting member George Day successfully contested Albury
The Hunter [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Hunter Tuesday 23 November [39]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Burns (re-elected)
644
60.3
John Nowlan
424
39.7
Total formal votes
1,068
97.5
Informal votes
28
2.6
Turnout
1,096
80.2
Illawarra [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Illawarra Wednesday 24 November [40]
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander Stuart (re-elected)
unopposed
Inverell [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Inverell Monday 29 November [41]
Candidate
Votes
%
Richard Murray (elected)
561
54.3
G R Maclean
472
45.7
Total formal votes
1,033
96.5
Informal votes
37
3.5
Turnout
1,070
60.0
(new seat)
Kiama [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Kiama Saturday 27 November [42]
Candidate
Votes
%
Harman Tarrant (re-elected)
unopposed
The Macleay [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Macleay Tuesday 23 November [43]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Smith (re-elected)
unopposed
(new seat)
Robert Smith was the member for the abolished district of The Hastings .
Molong [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Molong Friday 26 November [44]
Candidate
Votes
%
Andrew Ross (elected)
520
50.3
John Smith
514
49.7
Total formal votes
1,034
97.7
Informal votes
24
2.3
Turnout
1,058
57.0
(new seat)
Monaro [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Monaro Thursday 2 December [45]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Badgery (re-elected 1)
899
30.9
Robert Tooth (elected 2)
868
29.8
John Toohey
719
24.7
W T Cohen
426
14.6
Total formal votes
2,912
99.3
Informal votes
21
0.7
Turnout
1,754
67.7
(1 new seat)
The sitting member John Murphy did not contest the election. Henry Badgery was the member for East Maitland .
Morpeth [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Morpeth Thursday 18 November [46]
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)
unopposed
Mudgee [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Mudgee Wednesday 1 December [47]
Candidate
Votes
%
Samuel Terry (re-elected 1)
1,790
25.0
Louis Beyers (re-elected 2)
1,754
24.5
David Buchanan (re-elected 3)
1,492
20.8
Joseph O'Connor
1,063
14.9
Total formal votes
1,059
100.0
Informal votes
7,158
0.0
Turnout
7,158
53.7
(2 new seats)
The sitting member David Buchanan had already unsuccessfully contested West Sydney . Samuel Terry was the member for New England and Louis Beyers was the member for the abolished district of Goldfields West .
The Murray [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Murray Thursday 2 December [48]
Candidate
Votes
%
Alexander Wilson (elected 1)
1,058
26.9
William Hay (elected 2)
992
25.2
Edward Killen
951
24.2
Robert Barbour (defeated)
933
23.7
Total formal votes
3,934
98.6
Informal votes
56
1.4
Turnout
2,206
69.1
(1 new seat)
The Murrumbidgee [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Murrumbidgee Wednesday 1 December [49]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Douglas (elected 1)
1,307
34.9
George Loughnan (elected 2)
1,263
33.7
Auber Jones
1,173
31.3
Total formal votes
3,743
99.2
Informal votes
30
0.8
Turnout
3,773
36.2
(1 new seat)
The sitting member Joseph Leary unsuccessfully contested Camden .
The Namoi [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Namoi Wednesday 24 November [50]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)
unopposed
(new seat)
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for The Gwydir .
The Nepean [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Nepean Monday 22 November [51]
Candidate
Votes
%
Thomas Smith (re-elected)
unopposed
New England [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : New England Thursday 2 December [52]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Proctor (elected 1)
962
35.8
Henry Copeland (re-elected 2)
909
33.9
Jeremiah O'Connell
814
30.3
Total formal votes
2,685
99.2
Informal votes
23
0.9
Turnout
1,779
51.9
(1 new seat)
The sitting member Samuel Terry successfully contested Mudgee . Henry Copeland was the member for the abolished seat of Goldfields North .
Newcastle [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Newcastle Monday 22 November [53]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Fletcher (elected 1)
1,876
38.2
George Lloyd (elected 2)
1,195
24.3
James Ellis
1,012
20.6
Richard Bowker (defeated)
830
16.9
Total formal votes
4,913
99.3
Informal votes
34
0.7
Turnout
4,947
73.6
(1 new seat)
Newtown [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Newtown Monday 22 November [54]
Candidate
Votes
%
Stephen Brown (re-elected 1)
1,545
36.3
William Foster (elected 2)
1,281
30.1
John Young
844
19.8
Joseph Mitchell
588
13.8
Total formal votes
4,258
99.0
Informal votes
42
1.0
Turnout
2,171
64.3
(1 new seat)
Northumberland [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Northumberland Friday 26 November [55]
Candidate
Votes
%
Ninian Melville (re-elected 1)
1,978
37.5
William Turner (elected 2)
1,616
30.6
Thomas Hungerford
1,191
22.6
Thomas Dalveen
491
9.3
Total formal votes
5,276
99.6
Informal votes
20
0.4
Turnout
2,906
77.2
(1 new seat)
Orange [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Orange Wednesday 24 November [56]
Candidate
Votes
%
Andrew Kerr (re-elected 1)
964
37.2
William Clarke (elected 2)
818
31.6
Thomas Dalton
811
31.3
Total formal votes
2,593
99.5
Informal votes
13
0.5
Turnout
1,566
63.6
(1 new seat)
Paddington [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Paddington Thursday 18 November [57]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Trickett (elected 1)
1,590
39.8
William Hezlet (re-elected 2)
1,212
30.4
William Allen
688
17.2
J Carroll
502
12.6
Total formal votes
3,992
98.9
Informal votes
46
1.1
Turnout
2,599
64.3
(1 new seat)
Parramatta [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Parramatta Thursday 18 November [58]
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles Byrnes (elected)
601
51.2
Hugh Taylor (defeated)
574
48.9
Total formal votes
1,175
97.1
Informal votes
35
2.9
Turnout
1,210
84.7
(1 less seat)
The other siting member William Long did not contest the election.
Patrick's Plains [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Patrick's Plains Thursday 25 November [59]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Brown (elected)
493
50.3
William Browne (defeated)
487
49.7
Total formal votes
980
97.3
Informal votes
27
2.7
Turnout
1,007
66.2
Queanbeyan [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Queanbeyan Monday 22 November [60]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Thompson (re-elected)
518
57.6
Percy Hodgkinson
381
42.4
Total formal votes
899
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
929
54.3
Redfern [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Redfern Friday 19 November [61]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Sutherland (elected 1)
2,386
40.3
Alfred Fremlin (elected 2)
2,209
37.3
Patrick Stanley
757
12.8
Patrick Hogan
567
9.6
Total formal votes
5,919
99.1
Informal votes
55
0.9
Turnout
3,567
66.0
(new seat)
The Richmond [ ]
The Richmond was created from the northern part of The Clarence and Charles Fawcett was the member for The Clarence.
Shoalhaven [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Shoalhaven Tuesday 23 November [63]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Roseby (re-elected)
859
52.8
Frederick Humphery
767
47.2
Total formal votes
1,626
98.3
Informal votes
28
1.7
Turnout
1,654
85.4
South Sydney [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : South Sydney Thursday 18 November [64]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Davies (re-elected 1)
2,707
17.3
George Withers (elected 2)
2,389
15.3
George Carter (elected 3)
2,170
13.9
William Poole (elected 4)
2,158
13.8
Joseph Olliffe
2,125
13.6
Edward Horden
2,115
13.6
John Fitzgerald
1,040
6.7
Alexander Steel
764
4.9
Aaron Wheeler
144
0.9
Total formal votes
15,612
99.2
Informal votes
133
0.8
Turnout
5,648
69.5
(new seat)
John Davies was a sitting member for East Sydney .
St Leonards [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : St Leonards Monday 22 November [65]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Farnell (re-elected)
869
55.3
Bernard Holtermann
703
44.7
Total formal votes
1,572
96.8
Informal votes
52
3.2
Turnout
1,624
59.8
Tamworth [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Tamworth Thursday 2 December [66]
Candidate
Votes
%
Sydney Burdekin (elected 1)
821
29.3
Robert Levien (elected 2)
820
29.3
Michael Burke
610
21.8
Hanley Bennett (defeated)
548
19.6
Total formal votes
2,799
99.1
Informal votes
25
0.9
Turnout
2,824
39.2
(new seat)
Hanley Bennett was the member for the abolished district of Liverpool Plains .
Tenterfield [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Tenterfield Monday 22 November [67]
Candidate
Votes
%
John Dillon (re-elected)
381
70.0
William Christie
163
30.0
Total formal votes
544
96.5
Informal votes
20
3.6
Turnout
564
40.0
Tumut [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Tumut Saturday 20 November [68]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Hoskins (re-elected)
564
51.0
William Spicer
542
49.0
Total formal votes
1,106
98.8
Informal votes
13
1.2
Turnout
1,119
58.0
(new seat)
The Upper Hunter [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : The Upper Hunter Tuesday 30 November [69]
Candidate
Votes
%
John McElhone (re-elected 1)
1,050
37.2
John McLaughlin (elected 2)
979
34.7
William Clendinning
791
28.1
Total formal votes
2,820
99.5
Informal votes
15
0.5
Turnout
2,835
51.1
(1 new seat)
Wellington [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Wellington Monday 29 November [70]
Candidate
Votes
%
Edmund Barton (re-elected)
unopposed
The sitting member John Shepherd did not contest the election. Edmund Barton was the member for the abolished district of University of Sydney .
Wentworth [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Wentworth Thursday 2 December [71]
Candidate
Votes
%
William Brodribb (elected)
unopposed
(new seat)
West Macquarie [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : West Macquarie Saturday 27 November [72]
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles Pilcher (re-elected)
461
53.3
Alfred Pechey
404
46.7
Total formal votes
865
97.5
Informal votes
22
2.5
Turnout
882
79.3
West Maitland [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : West Maitland Thursday 25 November [73]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Fulford (elected)
612
58.6
Henry Cohen (defeated)
432
41.4
Total formal votes
1,044
98.1
Informal votes
20
1.9
Turnout
1,064
87.0
West Sydney [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : West Sydney Monday 22 November [74]
Candidate
Votes
%
Angus Cameron (re-elected 1)
3,070
18.5
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2)
2,687
16.2
Francis Abigail (elected 3)
2,226
13.4
William Martin (elected 4)
2,206
13.3
John Harris (defeated)
2,033
12.2
Thomas White
1,197
7.2
Charles Roberts
1,109
6.7
David Buchanan
999
6.0
John Harris Snr
571
3.4
William Roylance
511
3.1
Total formal votes
16,609
98.7
Informal votes
216
1.3
Turnout
5,858
66.0
The other sitting member James Merriman did not contest the election. David Buchanan was the sitting member for Mudgee and subsequently regained a seat in that district.
Wollombi [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Wollombi Wednesday 24 November [75]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joseph Eckford (re-elected)
406
42.3
Joseph Gorrick
328
34.1
Robert Higgins
227
23.6
Total formal votes
961
99.4
Informal votes
6
0.6
Turnout
967
75.1
Yass Plains [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Yass Plains Tuesday 23 November [76]
Candidate
Votes
%
Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected)
562
59.6
Henry Dodds
381
40.4
Total formal votes
943
97.7
Informal votes
22
2.3
Turnout
964
51.9
Young [ ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election : Young Monday 22 November [77]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Watson (re-elected 1)
968
30.3
William Watson (elected 2)
841
26.4
John Heaton
726
22.8
Patrick Crowe
656
20.6
Total formal votes
3,191
98.6
Informal votes
44
1.4
Turnout
1,644
53.9
(new seat)
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ The four districts that did not have a residential qualification were abolished, Goldfields North , Goldfields South , Goldfields West and University of Sydney plus the districts of The Hastings , The Lachlan , Liverpool Plains , The Lower Hunter , Narellan , The Paterson , The Williams and Windsor .
^ The new districts were Albury , Balmain , Boorowa , Bourke , Durham , Forbes , Glen Innes , Gloucester , Grafton , Grenfell , Gundagai , Gunnedah , The Hastings and Manning , Inverell , The Macleay , Molong , The Namoi , Redfern , The Richmond , South Sydney , Tamworth , Tumut , Wentworth and Young .
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