Electoral results for the district of Narrabri
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Election results for Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia
Narrabri, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Charles Collins | Free Trade | |
| 1895 | |||
| 1898 by | Hugh Ross | Labour | |
| 1898 | |||
| 1901 | Albert Collins | Liberal Reform | |
Elections in the 1900s
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Narrabri.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Albert Collins | 738 | 51.2 | ||
| Labour | John Gately | 520 | 36.1 | −4.6 | |
| Ind. Progressive | Job Sheldon | 184 | 12.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,442 | 99.7 | +1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.4 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,447 | 60.2 | +1.6 | ||
| Liberal Reform gain from Labour | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Ross | 608 | 40.7 | ||
| National Federal | George Dale | 522 | 34.9 | ||
| Independent Federalist | William Borthwick | 365 | 24.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,495 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 26 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,521 | 58.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Free Trade | |||||
1898 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Ross | 382 | 32.8 | −3.0 | |
| Protectionist | George Dale | 357 | 30.7 | +30.7[a] | |
| Protectionist | Robert Barton | 198 | 17.0 | +17.0[a] | |
| Free Trade | Gulielmus Williams | 141 | 12.1 | +12.1[b] | |
| Free Trade | Thomas McGee | 86 | 7.4 | +7.4[b] | |
| Total formal votes | 1,164 | 100.0 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,164 | 60.4[c] | +4.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Free Trade | |||||
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Charles Collins | 428 | 40.1 | ||
| Labour | Hugh Ross | 382 | 35.8 | ||
| Protectionist | Job Sheldon | 258 | 24.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,068 | 99.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 3 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,071 | 55.6 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Charles Collins | 672 | 48.7 | ||
| Labour | Hugh Ross | 561 | 40.7 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Sydney Powell | 130 | 9.4 | ||
| Independent | George Gregory | 17 | 1.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,380 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 26 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,406 | 74.1 | |||
| Free Trade win | (new seat) | ||||
Notes
- 1 2 At the 1895 election, the only Protectionist candidate − Job Sheldon − received 24.2% of the vote, meaning the combined Protectionist vote at the 1898 by-election (47.7%) was an increase of 23.5%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, George Dale had a positive swing of 6.5%, while Robert Barton had a negative swing of 7.2%.
- 1 2 At the 1895 election, the only Free Trade candidate − Charles Collins − received 40.1% of the vote, meaning the combined Free Trade vote at the 1898 by-election (19.5%) was a decrease of 20.6%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, Gulielmus Williams had a negative swing of 28%, while Thomas McGee had a negative swing of 32.7%.
- ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 1,926 at the 1895 election.[7]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Narrabri - By-election 1898". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Narrabri - 1895". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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