Electoral results for the district of Carcoar
Election results for Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
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Carcoar, 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 Watt | None | ||||
| 1860 | ||||||
| 1862 by | William Dalley | None | ||||
| 1864 | Barnard Stimpson | None | ||||
| 1869 | Richard Driver | None | ||||
| 1872 | Thomas West | None | ||||
| 1874 | Solomon Meyer | None | ||||
| 1876 by | Andrew Lynch | None | ||||
| 1877 | Member | Party | ||||
| 1880 | Ezekiel Baker | None | Andrew Lynch | None | ||
| 1881 by | George Campbell | None | ||||
| 1882 | ||||||
| 1884 by | Ezekiel Baker | None | ||||
| 1885 | Charles Garland | None | ||||
| 1887 | Free Trade | Charles Jeanneret | Free Trade | |||
| 1889 | John Plumb | Free Trade | ||||
| 1891 | Denis Donnelly | Protectionist | Charles Jeanneret | Free Trade | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1890s
1891
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Denis Donnelly (elected 1) | 1,124 | 25.9 | ||
| Free Trade | Charles Jeanneret (elected 2) | 1,110 | 25.6 | ||
| Free Trade | John Plumb (defeated) | 1,103 | 25.4 | ||
| Protectionist | Alfred Fremlin | 921 | 21.2 | ||
| Protectionist | Ezekiel Baker | 81 | 1.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,339 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 51 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,327 | 63.2 | |||
| Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade | |||||
| Free Trade hold 1 | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
1889
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Charles Garland (elected 1) | 1,174 | 27.7 | ||
| Free Trade | John Plumb (elected 2) | 1,146 | 27.0 | ||
| Protectionist | Denis Donnelly | 972 | 22.9 | ||
| Protectionist | Alfred Fremlin | 953 | 22.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,245 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 23 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,294 | 61.5 | |||
| Free Trade hold 2 | |||||
1887
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Charles Garland (re-elected 1) | 1,160 | 38.7 | ||
| Free Trade | Charles Jeanneret (elected 2) | 1,014 | 33.8 | ||
| Protectionist | Francis Freehill | 824 | 27.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,998 | 100.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,940 | 55.2 | |||
1885
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Garland (elected 1) | 1,034 | 39.5 | |
| Ezekiel Baker (re-elected 2) | 932 | 35.6 | |
| Francis Freehill | 655 | 25.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,621 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | 17 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,725 | 55.7 | |
1884 by-election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Baker (elected) | 715 | 45.9 | |
| Thomas Fitzpatrick | 426 | 27.3 | |
| Charles Garland | 417 | 26.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,558 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,558 | 50.2 | |
Andrew Lynch died.[8]
1882
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Campbell (re-elected 1) | 1,074 | 40.7 | |
| Andrew Lynch (re-elected 2) | 833 | 31.6 | |
| Thomas Fitzpatrick | 732 | 27.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,639 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | 19 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,566 | 54.8 | |
1881 by-election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Campbell (elected) | 846 | 58.1 | |
| Ezekiel Baker (defeated) | 610 | 41.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,456 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | 55 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,511 | 56.2 | |
The sitting member Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption.[11]
1880
| 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.
Elections in the 1870s
1877
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lynch (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
1876 by-election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lynch (elected) | unopposed | ||
Solomon Meyer resigned.[14]
1874-75
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Meyer (elected) | 523 | 50.4 | |
| T R Icely | 514 | 49.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,037 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,064 | 52.0 | |
1872
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas West (elected) | unopposed | ||
Elections in the 1860s
1869-70
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Driver (elected) | unopposed | ||
1864-65
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Stimpson (elected) | unopposed | ||
1862 by-election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Dalley (elected) | unopposed | ||
William Watt resigned.[19]
1860
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Watt (re-elected) | 202 | 55.0 | |
| James Murphy | 165 | 45.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 367 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | 4 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 371 | 46.5 | |
Elections in the 1850s
1859
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Watt (elected) | unopposed | ||