Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election
The 1872 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]
New South Wales colonial election, 13 February 1872 – 28 March 1872 [1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | ||||||
Votes cast | 91,784 | Turnout | 48.44 | −5.26 | ||
Informal votes | 642 | Informal | 1.00 | +0.59 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Total | 91,784 | 72 |
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (1,500), Goldfields South (2,500) and Goldfields West (16,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,839 ranging from The Paterson (600) to The Lachlan (4,355).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3][4]
Election results
Argyle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Butler (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Balranald
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Phelps (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Bathurst
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Combes (elected) | 389 | 56.4 | |
Henry Rotton | 301 | 43.6 | |
Total formal votes | 690 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 12 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 702 | 61.0 |
The Bogan
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lord (re-elected) | 943 | 67.3 | |
Jeremiah Rundle | 381 | 27.2 | |
Jean Serisier | 78 | 5.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,402 | 98.2 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 1,428 | 42.0 |
Braidwood
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Greville (re-elected) | 1,017 | 67.3 | |
George Alley | 485 | 32.1 | |
Archibald Condon | 10 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,512 | 96.0 | |
Informal votes | 63 | 4.0 | |
Turnout | 1,662 | 57.4 |
Camden
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Garrett (elected 1) | 925 | 39.7 | |
Arthur Onslow (re-elected 2) | 741 | 31.8 | |
Richard Roberts | 664 | 28.5 | |
Total formal votes | 2,330 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,608 | 62.9 |
Canterbury
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Hill (re-elected 1) | 1,715 | 38.7 | |
John Lucas (re-elected 2) | 1,442 | 32.5 | |
Richard Wynne | 1,147 | 25.9 | |
William Henson | 98 | 2.2 | |
John Davis | 30 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 4,432 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,806 | 54.7 |
Carcoar
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas West (elected) | unopposed | ||
The Clarence
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Bawden (re-elected) | 835 | 72.2 | |
Edward Madgwick | 322 | 27.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,157 | 96.1 | |
Informal votes | 47 | 3.9 | |
Turnout | 1,203 | 31.0 |
Central Cumberland
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected 1) | 762 | 42.2 | |
John Hurley (b 1844) (elected 2) | 573 | 31.7 | |
Henry Zions | 431 | 23.8 | |
Frederick Birmingham | 34 | 1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 1,808 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 39.4 |
East Macquarie
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Cummings (re-elected 1) | 611 | 33.8 | |
James Martin (elected 2) | 495 | 27.4 | |
Joseph Innes | 424 | 23.5 | |
John Smith (b 1811) | 278 | 15.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,808 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 32.7 |
East Maitland
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Scholey (elected) | 316 | 52.8 | |
Alexander Dodds (defeated) | 278 | 46.4 | |
Archibald Hamilton | 5 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 599 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 12 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 611 | 67.9 |
East Sydney
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,270 | 17.0 | |
John Macintosh (elected 2) | 3,068 | 16.0 | |
Saul Samuel (re-elected 3) | 3,048 | 15.9 | |
James Neale (re-elected 4) | 2,663 | 13.9 | |
James Martin (defeated) | 2,073 | 10.8 | |
David Buchanan (defeated) | 1,739 | 9.1 | |
Bowie Wilson (defeated) | 1,730 | 9.0 | |
William Barker | 1,379 | 7.2 | |
George King (defeated) | 240 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 19,210 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 5,598 | 49.8 |
Eden
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Clarke (re-elected) | 760 | 61.6 | |
John D'Arcy | 470 | 38.1 | |
William Clements | 4 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,234 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,262 | 67.0 |
The Glebe
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Allen (re-elected) | 890 | 53.6 | |
Charles Mossman | 742 | 44.7 | |
David Buchanan | 30 | 1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,662 | 96.5 | |
Informal votes | 60 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | 1,722 | 60.0 |
Goldfields North
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Rodd (elected) | 252 | 51.0 | |
Robert Forster (defeated) | 213 | 43.1 | |
Charles Carey | 29 | 5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 494 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 494 | 32.9 |
Goldfields South
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) | 441 | 80.8 | |
William Bedall | 105 | 19.2 | |
Total formal votes | 546 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 553 | 22.1 |
Goldfields West
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
David Buchanan (elected) | 1,727 | 45.4 | |
James Plunkett | 1,159 | 30.5 | |
Walter Church (defeated) | 710 | 18.7 | |
Simon Belinfante | 209 | 5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 3,805 | 97.1 | |
Informal votes | 114 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | 3,919 | 24.5 |
Goulburn
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Teece (elected) | 372 | 64.8 | |
Maurice Alexander (defeated) | 202 | 35.2 | |
Total formal votes | 574 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 578 | 66.1 |
The Gwydir
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 213 | 29.9 | |
Adolph Goldman | 163 | 22.9 | |
John Macansh | 161 | 22.6 | |
Alexander Bowman | 103 | 14.5 | |
David Jones | 73 | 10.2 | |
Total formal votes | 713 | 97.3 | |
Informal votes | 20 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 733 | 38.5 |
Hartley
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Brown (elected) | 434 | 47.8 | |
Morris Asher | 225 | 24.8 | |
James Byrnes | 187 | 20.6 | |
John Garsed | 47 | 5.2 | |
E N Emmett | 10 | 1.1 | |
Joseph Johnson | 4 | 0.4 | |
John Ardill | 1 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 908 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 933 | 45.0 |
The Hastings
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Smith (re-elected) | 907 | 47.0 | |
Eugene Fattorini | 586 | 30.4 | |
James Garvan | 435 | 22.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,928 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,928 | 59.9 |
The Hawkesbury
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Moses (re-elected 1) | 591 | 43.0 | |
William Piddington (re-elected 2) | 522 | 38.0 | |
Marshall Burdekin | 262 | 19.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,375 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,375 | 46.4 |
The Hume
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James McLaurin (elected) | 847 | 64.4 | |
George Day | 468 | 35.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,315 | 97.6 | |
Informal votes | 32 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,347 | 59.5 |
The Hunter
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Burns (elected) | 500 | 61.7 | |
John Dillon (defeated) | 311 | 38.4 | |
Total formal votes | 811 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 17 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 828 | 64.5 |
Illawarra
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Forster (re-elected) | 363 | 40.7 | |
John Brown | 328 | 36.8 | |
Andrew Lysaght | 201 | 22.5 | |
Total formal votes | 892 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 892 | 65.3 |
Kiama
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Stewart (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
The Lachlan
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Watson (re-elected) | 1,177 | 73.4 | |
T R Icely | 427 | 26.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,604 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,604 | 36.8 |
Liverpool Plains
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (elected) | 532 | 45.1 | |
Francis Rusden | 207 | 17.5 | |
William Gordon | 152 | 12.9 | |
Bowie Wilson | 151 | 12.8 | |
George Wallace | 125 | 10.6 | |
Alexander Bowman | 13 | 1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,180 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,230 | 43.1 |
The Lower Hunter
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Archibald Jacob (elected) | 258 | 50.9 | |
Robert Wisdom (defeated) | 249 | 49.1 | |
Total formal votes | 507 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 520 | 77.6 |
Monara
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Grahame (elected) | 738 | 70.4 | |
Abram Moriarty | 310 | 29.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,048 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,050 | 55.6 |
Morpeth
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 |
Mudgee
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Innes (elected) | 833 | 59.8 | |
Joseph O'Connor | 559 | 40.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,392 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,392 | 50.9 |
The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Patrick Jennings (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
The Murrumbidgee
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Macleay (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Narellan
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hurley (b 1796) (elected) | 261 | 52.6 | |
Joseph Leary (defeated) | 231 | 46.6 | |
William Walker | 4 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 496 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 497 | 73.7 |
The Nepean
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Single (elected) | 286 | 33.3 | |
Henry Woods | 236 | 27.5 | |
James Rodd | 172 | 20.1 | |
James Ryan (defeated) | 164 | 19.1 | |
Total formal votes | 858 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 856 | 63.8 |
New England
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Terry (re-elected) | 1,098 | 84.3 | |
William Windeyer | 205 | 15.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,303 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 19 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,322 | 49.9 |
Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lloyd (elected) | 610 | 51.8 | |
Daniel Macquarie | 567 | 48.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,177 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,177 | 73.4 |
Newtown
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Brown (re-elected) | 1,125 | 92.6 | |
Edward Flood | 81 | 6.7 | |
Elias Bethel | 9 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,215 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,215 | 46.6 |
Northumberland
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hannell (elected) | 991 | 57.1 | |
William Brookes (defeated) | 387 | 22.3 | |
Francis O'Brien | 188 | 10.8 | |
Thomas Adam | 90 | 5.2 | |
Henry Langley | 68 | 3.9 | |
James Pemell | 13 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,737 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 25 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,762 | 65.5 |
Orange
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Harris Nelson (elected) | 404 | 42.8 | |
Andrew Kerr | 403 | 42.7 | |
Samuel Goold | 136 | 14.4 | |
Total formal votes | 943 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 964 | 59.8 |
Paddington
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Sutherland (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Parramatta
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Farnell (re-elected 1) | 468 | 35.6 | |
Hugh Taylor (elected 2) | 451 | 34.4 | |
James Byrnes (defeated) | 394 | 30.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,313 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 746 | 52.3 |
The Paterson
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 |
Patrick's Plains
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Browne (elected) | 535 | 61.9 | |
Alexander Bowman | 330 | 38.2 | |
Total formal votes | 865 | 97.6 | |
Informal votes | 21 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 886 | 54.0 |
Queanbeyan
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Leopold William De Salis (elected) | 305 | 37.6 | |
Charles Walsh | 289 | 35.6 | |
William O'Neill | 217 | 26.8 | |
Total formal votes | 811 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 811 | 71.1 |
Shoalhaven
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Warden (re-elected) | 622 | 54.7 | |
John Roseby | 515 | 45.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,137 | 97.8 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 1,163 | 76.1 |
St Leonards
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Tunks (re-elected) | 686 | 65.8 | |
James Byrnes | 342 | 32.8 | |
W Wardle | 9 | 0.9 | |
James French | 5 | 0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,042 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,044 | 49.8 |
Tenterfield
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Abbott (elected) | 453 | 55.6 | |
Colin Fraser (defeated) | 362 | 44.4 | |
Total formal votes | 815 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 827 | 47.6 |
The Tumut
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hoskins (re-elected) | 564 | 67.5 | |
Edward Brown (defeated) | 272 | 32.5 | |
Total formal votes | 836 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 836 | 51.6 |
The Upper Hunter
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Creed (elected) | 845 | 56.1 | |
James White | 661 | 43.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,506 | 95.5 | |
Informal votes | 71 | 4.5 | |
Turnout | 1,577 | 57.8 |
Wellington
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Smith (elected) | 164 | 34.6 | |
George Stephen | 149 | 31.4 | |
Gerald Spring (defeated) | 100 | 21.1 | |
Andrew Ross | 61 | 12.9 | |
William Dalley | 0 | 0.0 | |
William Forlonge | 0 | 0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 474 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 591 | 37.8 |
West Macquarie
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edmund Webb (re-elected) | 320 | 78.6 | |
George Thornton | 87 | 21.4 | |
Total formal votes | 407 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 7 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 414 | 40.2 |
West Maitland
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Lee (re-elected) | 504 | 58.3 | |
Joseph Eckford | 267 | 30.9 | |
Archibald Hamilton | 93 | 10.8 | |
Total formal votes | 864 | 98.2 | |
Informal votes | 16 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 880 | 77.0 |
West Sydney
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Wearne (re-elected 1) | 2,997 | 20.7 | |
John Booth (elected 2) | 2,925 | 20.2 | |
John Robertson (re-elected 3) | 2,058 | 14.2 | |
Joseph Raphael (elected 4) | 1,966 | 13.6 | |
George Lloyd (defeated) | 1,789 | 12.4 | |
William Windeyer (defeated) | 1,512 | 10.4 | |
Robert Campbell | 717 | 5.0 | |
Samuel Goold | 371 | 2.6 | |
Richard Dransfield | 90 | 0.6 | |
Henry Fisher | 64 | 0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 14,489 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,851 | 53.1 |
The Williams
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Nowlan (re-elected) | 423 | 50.4 | |
William Watson | 416 | 49.6 | |
Total formal votes | 839 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 839 | 64.1 |
Windsor
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Driver (re-elected) | 241 | 50.7 | |
William Walker | 234 | 49.3 | |
Total formal votes | 475 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 480 | 77.9 |
Wollombi
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Cunneen (elected) | 348 | 55.0 | |
Joseph Eckford (defeated) | 285 | 45.0 | |
Total formal votes | 633 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 633 | 54.0 |
Yass Plains
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
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- Green, Antony. "1872 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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