Electoral results for the district of Bourke
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Election result for Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
Bourke, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | Russell Barton | None | Member | Party | |||||
| 1882 | Richard Machattie | None | |||||||
| 1885 | William Sawers | None | |||||||
| 1887 [a] | Thomas Waddell | Free Trade | Alexander Wilson | Free Trade | Member | Party | |||
| 1889 | Protectionist | William Willis | Protectionist | William Davis | Protectionist | ||||
| 1891 | James Howe | Protectionist | Hugh Langwell | Independent Labour | |||||
| 1891 by | Thomas Waddell | Protectionist | |||||||
| 1894 | Edward Millen | Free Trade | |||||||
| 1895 | |||||||||
| 1898 | William Davis | National Federal | |||||||
| 1900 by | Protectionist | ||||||||
| 1901 | Progressive | ||||||||
Elections in the 1900s
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | William Davis | unopposed | |||
| Progressive hold | |||||
1900 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1900 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | William Davis (re-elected) | unopposed | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Federal | William Davis (elected) | 526 | 50.4 | ||
| Free Trade | Edward Millen (defeated) | 517 | 49.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,043 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 10 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,053 | 45.8 | |||
| National Federal gain from Free Trade | |||||
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Edward Millen (elected) | 517 | 63.5 | ||
| Protectionist | William Davis | 297 | 36.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 814 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 9 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 823 | 49.6 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Edward Millen | 469 | 42.3 | ||
| Independent Labour | Hugh Langwell (defeated) | 358 | 32.3 | ||
| Protectionist | William Davis | 282 | 25.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,109 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 15 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,124 | 67.1 | |||
| Free Trade win | (previously 3 members) | ||||
1891 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1891 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Waddell (elected) | 1,337 | 55.4 | ||
| Labour | Donald Macdonell | 1,077 | 44.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,414 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,439 | 37.3 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Hugh Langwell (elected 1) | 2,089 | 23.9 | ||
| Protectionist | William Willis (re-elected 2) | 1,886 | 21.6 | ||
| Protectionist | Peter Howe (elected 3) | 1,725 | 19.7 | ||
| Protectionist | Thomas Waddell (defeated) | 1,125 | 12.9 | ||
| Free Trade | Edward Millen | 942 | 10.8 | ||
| Protectionist | William Davis (defeated) | 869 | 10.0 | ||
| Protectionist | Austin O'Grady | 102 | 1.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,738 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 81 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,256 | 49.8 | |||
| Independent Labour gain 1 from Protectionist | |||||
| Protectionist hold 2 | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Waddell (elected 1) | 1,510 | 27.4 | ||
| Protectionist | William Willis (elected 2) | 1,198 | 21.8 | ||
| Protectionist | William Davis (elected 3) | 1,102 | 20.0 | ||
| Free Trade | George Griffiths | 842 | 15.3 | ||
| Protectionist | W Daniell | 501 | 9.1 | ||
| Protectionist | Austin O'Grady | 349 | 6.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,502 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,058 | 37.5 | |||
| Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade, win 1 and 1 member changed from Free Trade | (1 new seat) | ||||
1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Thomas Waddell (elected 1) | 1,220 | 38.7 | ||
| Free Trade | Alexander Wilson (elected 2) | 996 | 31.6 | ||
| Protectionist | William Willis | 934 | 29.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,150 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 21 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,047 | 46.2 | |||
1887 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1887 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Thomas Waddell (elected 1) | 1,019 | 40.2 | ||
| Protectionist | William Willis (elected 2) | 833 | 32.9 | ||
| Free Trade | Alexander Wilson | 682 | 26.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,534 | ||||
| Informal votes | |||||
| Turnout | 2,534 | 57.2 [b] | |||
1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Sawers (elected 1) | 934 | 35.4 | |
| Russell Barton (re-elected 2) | 750 | 28.4 | |
| Richard Machattie (defeated) | 523 | 19.8 | |
| Austin O'Grady | 435 | 16.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,642 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,703 | 43.8 | |
1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Barton (re-elected 1) | 573 | 44.2 | |
| Richard Machattie (elected 2) | 395 | 30.5 | |
| Thomas Matthews | 329 | 25.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,297 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | 26 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,323 | 17.0 | |
| (1 new seat) | |||
1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
| 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) | |||
Notes
- ↑ While a by-election was held in 1887, parliament was dissolved before the writ was returned.
- ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 4,431 at the election on 22 February.[14]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1900 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7751. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1887 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Bourke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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