Electoral results for the district of Gwydir
Election results for state seat of Gwydir, New South Wales, Australia
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Gwydir, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 until 1920.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | Richard Jenkins | None | |
| 1860 | Francis Rusden | None | |
| 1865 | Thomas Dangar | None | |
| 1865 by | |||
| 1869 | |||
| 1872 | |||
| 1874 | |||
| 1877 | |||
| 1880 | William Campbell | None | |
| 1882 | |||
| 1885 | |||
| 1886 by | Thomas Hassall | None | |
| 1887 | Protectionist | ||
| 1889 | |||
| 1891 | |||
| Election | Member | Party | |
| 1904 | George Jones | Labour | |
| 1907 | |||
| 1910 | |||
| 1913 | John Crane | Farmers and Settlers | |
| 1917 | Nationalist | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
1917
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | John Crane | 3,542 | 59.2 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | William Scully | 2,440 | 40.8 | −4.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,982 | 99.4 | +2.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 38 | 0.6 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,020 | 61.0 | −2.2 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
1913
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers and Settlers | John Crane [a] | 3,737 | 54.8 | ||
| Labor | George Jones | 3,081 | 45.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,818 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 182 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,000 | 63.2 | |||
| Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor | |||||
1910
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Jones | 2,634 | 63.0 | ||
| Liberal Reform | Edward Spear | 1,547 | 37.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,181 | 96.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 138 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,319 | 46.6 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
1907
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Jones | 2,302 | 60.6 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Thomas Hogan | 1,495 | 39.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,797 | 95.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 169 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,966 | 54.8 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
1904
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Jones | 1,970 | 50.3 | ||
| Liberal Reform | Percy Stirton | 1,945 | 49.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,915 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 34 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,949 | 60.2 | |||
| Labour win | (new seat) | ||||
The Gwydir was a new seat and comprised the abolished seat of Moree and part of Inverell. The member for Moree was Percy Stirton (Liberal Reform) and George Jones (Labour) was the member for Inverell.
District recreated
1894 - 1904
District abolished
Elections in the 1890s
1891
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Hassall (elected) | 841 | 56.4 | ||
| Labour | Leonard Court | 649 | 43.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,490 | 97.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 45 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,535 | 52.3 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
1889
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Hassall (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
1887
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Thomas Hassall (re-elected) | unopposed | |||
1886 by-election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hassall (elected) | 482 | 58.1 | |
| Thomas Mayne | 211 | 25.5 | |
| James Wearne | 136 | 16.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 829 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 829 | 38.1 | |
William Campbell resigned.[12]
1885
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Campbell (re-elected) | 376 | 54.3 | |
| Thomas Dangar (defeated) | 317 | 45.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 693 | 96.3 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | 720 | 36.7 | |
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for The Namoi.
1882
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Campbell (re-elected) | 405 | 68.4 | |
| Thomas Hassall | 187 | 31.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 592 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | 11 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 603 | 35.8 | |
1880
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Campbell (elected) | unopposed | ||
The sitting member Thomas Dangar successfully contested The Namoi.
Elections in the 1870s
1877
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
1874-75
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 540 | 58.2 | |
| Captain W H Mosely | 388 | 41.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 928 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | 942 | 37.3 | |
1872
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 213 | 29.9 | |
| Adolph Goldman | 163 | 22.9 | |
| John Macansh | 161 | 22.6 | |
| Alexander Bowman | 103 | 14.5 | |
| David Jones | 73 | 10.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 713 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | 20 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | 733 | 38.5 | |
Elections in the 1860s
1869-70
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 369 | 83.1 | |
| Edward Sharp | 75 | 16.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 444 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | 12 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | 456 | 29.5 | |
1865 by-election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 246 | 59.7 | |
| John Single | 165 | 40.0 | |
| Thomas Dangar Sr [c] | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 412 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 412 | 36.3 | |
The election of Thomas Dangar was declared void by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications because he had a contract to carry mail, which was an office of profit under the Crown.[22]
1865
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (elected) | 145 | 52.2 | |
| John Single | 92 | 33.1 | |
| Francis Rusden (defeated) | 41 | 14.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 278 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 278 | 29.5 | |
1860
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Rusden (elected) | 38 | 59.4 | |
| Richard Jenkins (defeated) | 26 | 40.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 64 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 64 | 10.6 | |
Elections in the 1850s
1859
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jenkins (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Notes
- Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
- The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 11 July 1865 which did not include returns from 5 polling places, Bingera, Gideon's Inn, Mugundie, Wellbedunga and Yetman.[21]
- The proposer intended to refer to Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar but was not aware he had more than one name and the nomination was recorded as being of his step father Thomas Dangar Sr, the former member for the Upper Hunter.[23]