Electoral results for the district of Cowra
Election results for Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
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Cowra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Denis Donnelly | Protectionist | |
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 by | Michael Phillips | Protectionist | |
| 1898 | Thomas Waddell | National Federal | |
| 1901 | Progressive | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1900s
1901
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Thomas Waddell | unopposed | |||
| Progressive hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
1898
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Federal | Thomas Waddell | 830 | 58.8 | ||
| Labour | Hector Lamond | 581 | 41.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,411 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,421 | 61.0 | |||
| National Federal hold | |||||
1896 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Michael Phillips | 759 | 61.4 | ||
| Labor | Hector Lamond | 477 | 38.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,236 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 6 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,242 | 60.1 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
The by-election was caused by the death of Denis Donnelly (Protectionist).[6]
1895
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Denis Donnelly | 669 | 51.2 | ||
| Labour | Linus Bungate | 456 | 34.9 | ||
| Free Trade | William Cortis | 149 | 11.4 | ||
| Ind. Protectionist | Edward Bassett | 32 | 2.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,306 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 20 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,326 | 69.8 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
1894
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Denis Donnelly | 619 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | Linus Bungate | 582 | 40.8 | ||
| Free Trade | Hector Lamond | 224 | 15.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,425 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 38 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,463 | 76.9 | |||
| Protectionist win | (new seat) | ||||