Electoral results for the district of Paterson

The Paterson, 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	Member		Party
1859		William Arnold	None
1860
1864
1869
1872
1874
1875 by		Herbert Brown	None
1877

Election results

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 27 October [4]

Candidate		Votes	%
Herbert Brown (re-elected)		unopposed

1875 by-election

1875 Paterson colonial by-election

1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Friday 18 December 1874 [5]

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

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 17 February [6]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Arnold (re-elected)		144	96.0
George Townshend		6	4.0
Total formal votes		150	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		150	25.0

1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Wednesday 15 December 1869 [7]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Arnold (re-elected)		285	76.2
Herbert Brown		88	23.5
George Townshend		1	0.3
Total formal votes		374	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		374	64.2

1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Wednesday 14 December 1864 [8]

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

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 8 December [9]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Arnold (re-elected)		95	96.9
Edward Druitt		3	3.1
Total formal votes		98	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		92	20.0

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Thursday 16 June [10]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Arnold (re-elected)		159	70.4
Henry Dangar		62	27.4
William Bucknell		5	2.2
Total formal votes		226	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		223	54.3

References

1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
4. Green, Antony. "1877 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
5. Green, Antony. "1874-5 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
6. Green, Antony. "1872 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
7. Green, Antony. "1869-70 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
8. Green, Antony. "1864-5 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
9. Green, Antony. "1860 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
10. Green, Antony. "1859 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.