Electoral results for the district of Gunnedah
Election results for Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
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Gunnedah, 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 | Joseph Abbott | None | |
| 1882 | |||
| 1885 | |||
| 1887 | Thomas Goodwin | Protectionist | |
| 1888 by | Edwin Turner | Free Trade | |
| 1889 | |||
| 1891 | John Kirkpatrick | Labour | |
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | Thomas Goodwin | Protectionist | |
| 1898 | |||
| 1901 | David Hall | Labour | |
Election results
Elections in the 1900s
1901
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hall | 1,008 | +61.2 | ||
| Liberal Reform | Thomas Wills-Allen | 639 | 38.8 | +13.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,647 | 99.3 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 11 | 0.7 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,658 | 60.4 | 11.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Progressive | |||||
The sitting member Thomas Goodwin (Progressive) did not contest the election.
Elections in the 1890s
1898
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Federal | Thomas Goodwin | 631 | 62.5 | ||
| Free Trade | John Kirkpatrick | 256 | 25.4 | ||
| Independent Federalist | William Case | 123 | 12.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,010 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 13 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,023 | 49.0 | |||
| National Federal hold | |||||
1895
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Goodwin | 649 | 59.1 | ||
| Labour | Samuel Hutchin | 422 | 38.4 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | John Rogers | 28 | 2.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,099 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 20 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,119 | 59.8 | |||
| Protectionist gain from Labour | |||||
1894
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kirkpatrick | 674 | 54.8 | ||
| Protectionist | Job Sheldon | 477 | 38.8 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Silas Rose | 42 | 3.4 | ||
| Ind. Protectionist | George Birney | 26 | 2.1 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Jonathan Rendalls | 10 | 0.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,229 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 27 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,256 | 66.8 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
1891
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Kirkpatrick (elected) | 659 | 54.9 | ||
| Protectionist | Thomas Browne | 407 | 33.9 | ||
| Protectionist | Michael Burke | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| Protectionist | Robert Doolan | 58 | 4.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,200 | 96.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 43 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,243 | 53.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Free Trade | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
1889
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Edwin Turner (elected) | 658 | 58.2 | ||
| Protectionist | Harold Tilley | 472 | 41.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,130 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 55 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,185 | 59.8 | |||
| Free Trade gain from Protectionist | |||||
Edwin Turner (Free Trade) won the seat at a by-election in 1888 and retained it at this election.
1888 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Edwin Turner (elected) | 475 | 57.9 | ||
| Protectionist | William Poole | 346 | 42.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 821 | 100.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Turnout | 821 | 41.4 | |||
| Free Trade gain from Protectionist | |||||
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Thomas Goodwin (Protectionist).[10]
1887
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Goodwin (elected) | 616 | 62.7 | ||
| Free Trade | J Poole | 367 | 37.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 983 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 47 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,030 | 50.3 | |||
The sitting member Joseph Abbott successfully contested Wentworth.
1885
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Abbott (re-elected) | 706 | 59.7 | |
| Ethelbert Clemesha | 476 | 40.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,182 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | 41 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,223 | 62.6 | |
1882
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Abbott (re-elected) | 616 | 79.3 | |
| William Douglass | 161 | 20.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 777 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | 33 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | 837 | 40.1 | |
1880
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Abbott (elected) | 714 | 61.1 | |
| Thomas Browne | 454 | 38.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,168 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | 30 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,198 | 62.5 | |
| (new seat) | |||