Electoral district of Macleay
Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 in the Macleay River area. Between 1889 and 1894, it elected two members with voters casting two votes and the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it was abolished, partly replaced by Raleigh.[1][2][3] Under the spelling conventions of the time it was generally spelled M'Leay.
Members for Macleay
| Single-member (1880–1889) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |||||
| Robert Smith | None | 1880–1887 | |||||
| Protectionist | 1887–1889 | ||||||
| Two members (1889–1894) | |||||||
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
| Otho Dangar | Protectionist | 1889–1893 | Patrick Hogan | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | ||
| Francis Clarke | Protectionist | 1893–1894 | |||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Francis Clarke (elected) | 1,035 | 55.0 | ||
| Ind. Protectionist | Otho Dangar (defeated) | 846 | 45.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,881 | 100.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,881 | 59.8 [a] | |||
| Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist | Swing | ||||
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Otho Dangar (Protectionist) due to bankruptcy.[4]
Notes
- estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,148 at the 1891 election.[5]
