Electoral results for the district of Parramatta

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Parramatta, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has continuously existed since the establishment of the Legislative Assembly in 1855.[1][2][3][4]

Members

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ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1856   Henry Parker None   George Oakes None
1856 by
1858 James Byrnes
1859
1860 John Lackey
1861 by Arthur Holroyd
1864 James Byrnes James Farnell
1869
1872 Hugh Taylor
1972 by
1874 Charles Byrnes
1876 by
1877 William Long
1880 Charles Byrnes
1882 Hugh Taylor
1885
1887   Free Trade
1889
1891
1894   Dowell O'Reilly Ind. Free Trade
1895   Free Trade
1898   William Ferris Independent Federalist
1898 by   Protectionist
1901   Tom Moxham Liberal Reform
1904
1907
1910
1913
1916 by Albert Bruntnell
1917   Nationalist MemberPartyMemberParty
1920   Bill Ely Labor   Jack Lang Labor
1922   Thomas Morrow Nationalist
1925   Bill Ely Labor
1927
1929 by Herbert Lloyd
1930   Joseph Byrne Labor
1932   George Gollan United Australia
1935
1938
1941
1944   Democratic
1947   Liberal
1950
1953   Kevin Morgan Labor
1956   Jim Clough Liberal
1959   Dan Mahoney Labor
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976 Barry Wilde
1978
1981
1984
1988   John Books Liberal
1991   Andrew Ziolkowski Labor
1994 by Gabrielle Harrison
1995
1999
2003 Tanya Gadiel
2007
2011   Geoff Lee Liberal
2015
2019
2023   Donna Davis Labor
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Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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2023 New South Wales state election: Parramatta[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Donna Davis 22,704 47.0 +13.0
Liberal Katie Mullens 17,152 35.5 −14.5
Greens Ben Hammond 4,852 10.0 +2.1
One Nation Mritunjay Singh 2,464 5.1 +5.1
Sustainable Australia David Moll 1,109 2.3 +1.2
Total formal votes 48,281 96.9 +0.2
Informal votes 1,519 3.1 −0.2
Turnout 49,800 85.9 +2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Donna Davis 26,355 58.6 +15.0
Liberal Katie Mullens 18,655 41.4 −15.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+15.0
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Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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2019 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Lee 26,322 54.02 +0.18
Labor Liz Scully 14,736 30.24 +1.49
Greens Phil Bradley 3,637 7.46 −0.92
  Independent OLC Michelle Garrard 1,955 4.01 +0.81
Keep Sydney Open Samuel Bellwood 1,023 2.10 +2.10
Sustainable Australia Jasmina Moltter 701 1.44 +1.44
Socialist Alliance Susan Price 354 0.73 +0.73
Total formal votes 48,728 96.78 +0.46
Informal votes 1,621 3.22 −0.46
Turnout 50,349 88.30 −1.03
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Lee 27,330 60.65 −2.21
Labor Liz Scully 17,733 39.35 +2.21
Liberal hold Swing−2.21
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2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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2015 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Lee 25,559 53.8 +5.3
Labor James Shaw 13,649 28.8 +1.4
Greens Phil Bradley 3,978 8.4 −0.3
Christian Democrats Kamal Boutros 1,603 3.4 −0.7
  Independent OLC Michelle Garrard 1,519 3.2 +3.2
No Land Tax Frank Arduca 672 1.4 +1.4
  Communist League Joanne Kuniansky 490 1.0 +0.7
Total formal votes 47,470 96.3 +0.8
Informal votes 1,812 3.7 −0.8
Turnout 49,282 89.3 +5.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Lee 26,932 62.9 +0.3
Labor James Shaw 15,910 37.1 −0.3
Liberal hold Swing+0.3
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2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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2011 New South Wales state election: Parramatta[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoff Lee 21,673 48.4 +19.6
Labor Pierre Esber 12,425 27.7 −23.6
Greens Phil Bradley 3,806 8.5 +1.8
  Hatton's Independent Team Michael McDermott 3,282 7.3 +7.3
Christian Democrats Peter Magee 1,674 3.7 −1.7
Socialist Alliance Duncan Roden 706 1.6 +1.6
Family First Thomas Katsoulas 622 1.4 +1.4
Independent Kon Paraskevopoulos 438 1.0 +1.0
  Communist League Robert Aiken 152 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 44,778 96.2 −0.7
Informal votes 1,753 3.8 +0.7
Turnout 46,531 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Geoff Lee 23,669 62.1 +25.8
Labor Pierre Esber 14,464 37.9 −25.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+25.8
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Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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2007 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tanya Gadiel 21,110 51.4 +1.2
Liberal John Chedid 11,844 28.8 +0.9
Greens Tim Hendry 2,742 6.7 −0.3
Christian Democrats Doug Morrison 2,220 5.4 +2.2
Unity Ada Wong 1,625 4.0 +0.2
AAFI John Mansfield 797 1.9 +1.6
Democrats Robert McFarlane 750 1.8 +0.3
Total formal votes 41,088 96.9 −0.3
Informal votes 1,296 3.1 +0.3
Turnout 42,384 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tanya Gadiel 23,537 63.7 +0.1
Liberal John Chedid 13,399 36.3 −0.1
Labor hold Swing+0.1
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2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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2003 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tanya Gadiel 19,761 49.9 −3.7
Liberal Chiang Lim 11,049 27.9 −2.1
Greens Doug Williamson 2,836 7.2 +4.5
Independent Lorraine Wearne 1,688 4.3 +4.3
Unity Ernest Chan 1,502 3.8 +0.2
Christian Democrats Michael Horgan 1,266 3.2 +3.2
One Nation Daniel Mullins 597 1.5 −3.4
Democrats Tony Yoo 593 1.5 −1.7
Independent Les Vance 313 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 39,605 97.2 −0.2
Informal votes 1,152 2.8 +0.2
Turnout 40,757 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tanya Gadiel 21,996 63.4 −1.1
Liberal Chiang Lim 12,682 36.6 +1.1
Labor hold Swing−1.1
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Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1999 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabrielle Harrison 21,466 53.6 +5.6
Liberal Moira Copping 12,023 30.0 −10.9
One Nation Terry Cooksley 1,953 4.9 +4.9
Unity Rodney McCarthy 1,426 3.6 +3.6
Democrats Peter Byrne 1,280 3.2 −1.4
Greens Peter Wright 1,063 2.7 +2.7
AAFI Lindsay Butler 360 0.9 +0.9
Democratic Socialist Kylie Moon 257 0.6 +0.6
Natural Law John Cogger 101 0.3 −0.3
Non-Custodial Parents Michael McMahon 84 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 40,013 97.3 +2.8
Informal votes 1,094 2.7 −2.8
Turnout 41,107 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Harrison 23,472 64.5 +11.0
Liberal Moira Copping 12,915 35.5 −11.0
Labor hold Swing+11.0
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1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1995 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabrielle Harrison 18,340 54.7 +10.4
Liberal Damon Beck 12,089 36.0 −6.6
Call to Australia Dee Jonsson 1,657 4.9 +4.9
Democrats Eduardo Avila 1,097 3.3 −1.3
Natural Law John Cogger 365 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 33,548 94.7 +4.5
Informal votes 1,863 5.3 −4.5
Turnout 35,411 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Harrison 19,275 59.2 +6.6
Liberal Damon Beck 13,285 40.8 −6.6
Labor hold Swing+6.6
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1994 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1994 Parramatta state by-election § Results.[edit]
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1994 Parramatta state by-election
Saturday 27 August [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gabrielle Harrison 16,527 54.9 +10.6
Liberal Wendy Jones 9,523 31.7 −10.9
Independent Tony Issa 811 2.7 +2.7
Greens Miranda Fitzgerald 798 2.6 +2.6
Call to Australia Bruce Coleman 724 2.4 +2.4
Grey Power John Verheyen 665 2.2 +2.2
Independent Charles Malkoun 593 2.0 +2.0
Daylight Saving Extension Tony de Govrik 324 1.1 +1.1
Independent John Cogger 125 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 30,090 96.3 +6.1
Informal votes 1,169 3.7 −6.1
Turnout 31,259 79.0 −14.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gabrielle Harrison 18,013 62.0 +9.4
Liberal Wendy Jones 11,025 38.0 −9.4
Labor hold Swing+9.4
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Andrew Ziolkowski (Labor) died.[16]

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1991 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Ziolkowski 13,984 44.3 −3.0
Liberal John Books 13,467 42.6 −1.8
Independent John Brown 2,407 7.6 +7.6
Democrats Gail Kerr 1,443 4.6 +0.4
Independent Cherie Loel 280 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 31,581 90.2 −6.4
Informal votes 3,434 9.8 +6.4
Turnout 35,015 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Ziolkowski 15,914 52.6 +2.1
Liberal John Books 14,352 47.4 −2.1
Labor notional hold Swing+2.1
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The sitting member was John Books (Liberal) however Parramatta became a notional Labor seat as a result of the 1990 redistribution.

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1988 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Books 12,972 47.1 +10.7
Labor Barry Wilde 12,807 46.5 −3.2
Democrats Rodney Levett 1,777 6.4 +3.9
Total formal votes 27,556 96.8 +0.1
Informal votes 897 3.2 −0.1
Turnout 28,453 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Books 13,743 50.5 +5.9
Labor Barry Wilde 13,475 49.5 −5.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+5.9
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1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1984 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Wilde 14,392 49.5 −7.2
Liberal John Worthington 10,558 36.3 +10.2
Independent Kenneth Hale 3,385 11.6 +11.6
Democrats John Macrae 752 2.6 0.0
Total formal votes 29,087 96.8 +0.5
Informal votes 960 3.2 −0.5
Turnout 30,047 90.9 +1.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 55.3 −10.4
Liberal John Worthington 44.7 +10.4
Labor hold Swing−10.4
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1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1981 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Wilde 15,517 56.7
Liberal Paul Zammit 7,131 26.1
Independent Anthony Buhagiar 4,008 14.6
Democrats Barry Jacques 713 2.6
Total formal votes 27,369 96.3
Informal votes 1,054 3.7
Turnout 28,423 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 17,517 65.7 −0.6
Liberal Paul Zammit 9,131 34.3 +0.6
Labor hold Swing−0.6
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Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1978 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Wilde 20,340 67.4 +11.1
Liberal Roy McAuley 8,885 29.5 −11.1
Democrats Stephen Mason 936 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 30,161 97.6 −0.7
Informal votes 744 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 30,905 91.7 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 20,809 69.0 +11.8
Liberal Roy McAuley 9,352 31.0 −11.8
Labor hold Swing+11.8
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1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Parramatta.[edit]
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1976 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Wilde 17,383 56.3 +0.7
Liberal James Brown 12,553 40.6 +1.2
Workers Barrie Sharpe 953 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 30,889 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 537 1.7 −0.4
Turnout 31,426 92.0 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 17,669 57.2 +0.6
Liberal James Brown 13,220 42.8 −0.6
Labor hold Swing+0.6
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1973

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1973 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mahoney 16,524 55.6 −1.6
Liberal Hilton Robinson 11,719 39.5 −0.3
Democratic Labor Mary Woodbury 1,464 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 29,707 97.9
Informal votes 643 2.1
Turnout 30,350 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 16,817 56.6 −3.1
Liberal Hilton Robinson 12,890 43.4 +3.1
Labor hold Swing−3.1
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1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Parramatta.[edit]
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1971 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mahoney 16,691 57.2 +4.8
Liberal Alaric Kellett 11,621 39.8 −0.3
Independent Leonard Kiernan 891 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 29,203 98.3
Informal votes 507 1.7
Turnout 29,710 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 17,137 58.7 +3.2
Liberal Alaric Kellett 12,066 41.3 −3.2
Labor hold Swing+3.2
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Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1968 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mahoney 14,501 52.4 −0.1
Liberal Hilton Robinson 11,109 40.1 −3.7
Rates and Taxpayers Leonard Kiernan 909 3.3 +3.3
Democratic Labor John Stewart 615 2.2 −1.5
Independent Wayne Merton 550 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 27,684 96.8
Informal votes 905 3.2
Turnout 28,589 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 15,354 55.5 +2.3
Liberal Hilton Robinson 12,330 44.5 −2.3
Labor hold Swing+2.3
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1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1965 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mahoney 14,078 52.5 −5.3
Liberal Paul Bland 11,754 43.8 +1.6
Democratic Labor Hans Andreasson 981 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 26,813 98.5 −0.3
Informal votes 404 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 27,217 94.4 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 14,274 53.2 −4.6
Liberal Paul Bland 12,539 46.8 +4.6
Labor hold Swing−4.6
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1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1962 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mahoney 14,373 57.8 +3.9
Liberal Marion Hearnshaw 10,479 42.2 −0.6
Total formal votes 24,852 98.8
Informal votes 297 1.2
Turnout 25,149 94.7
Labor hold Swing+3.3
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Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1959 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Mahoney 13,647 53.9
Liberal William Pickard 10,850 42.8
Democratic Labor Carlyle Dalgleish 842 3.3
Total formal votes 25,339 98.6
Informal votes 354 1.4
Turnout 25,693 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 13,815 54.5
Liberal William Pickard 11,524 45.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing
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1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1956 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Clough 13,423 52.1 +4.3
Labor Kevin Morgan 12,344 47.9 −2.8
Total formal votes 25,767 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 381 1.5 −0.3
Turnout 26,148 94.1 −0.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+3.6
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1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1953 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Moran 11,403 50.7
Liberal Arthur Butterell 10,746 47.8
Independent Edward Harding 333 1.5
Total formal votes 22,482 98.2
Informal votes 410 1.8
Turnout 22,892 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moran 11,578 51.5
Liberal Arthur Butterell 10,904 48.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing
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1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1950 New South Wales state election: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Gollan 13,800 58.7
Labor Louis O'Neil 9,689 41.3
Total formal votes 23,489 98.4
Informal votes 378 1.6
Turnout 23,867 94.0
Liberal hold Swing
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Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1947 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Gollan 13,263 53.8 +6.2
Labor William Browne 7,385 30.0 −15.5
Independent Charles Brown 3,996 16.2 +16.2
Total formal votes 24,644 98.5 +1.0
Informal votes 382 1.5 −1.0
Turnout 25,026 95.0 +2.5
Liberal hold SwingN/A
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944

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1944 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Gollan 9,998 47.6 −6.3
Labor Arthur Treble 9,561 45.5 −0.7
Independent William Long 1,458 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 21,017 97.5 0.0
Informal votes 527 2.5 0.0
Turnout 21,544 92.5 −1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic George Gollan 10,677 50.8 −3.0
Labor Arthur Treble 13,340 49.2 +3.0
Democratic hold Swing−3.0
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1941

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1941 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Gollan 10,729 53.8
Labor Albert Rowe 9,195 46.2
Total formal votes 19,924 97.5
Informal votes 504 2.5
Turnout 20,428 93.6
United Australia hold Swing
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Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1938 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Gollan 12,878 61.1 +2.8
Labor Albert Rowe 8,203 38.9 −0.1
Total formal votes 21,081 97.9 −0.4
Informal votes 445 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 21,526 96.5 0.0
United Australia hold SwingN/A
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1935

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1935 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Gollan 11,854 58.3 +3.3
Labor (NSW) Joseph Byrne 7,928 39.0 +1.8
Communist William Beck 546 2.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 20,328 98.3 +1.8
Informal votes 358 1.7 −1.8
Turnout 20,686 96.5 −1.2
United Australia hold SwingN/A
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1932 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Gollan 10,696 55.0 +11.8
Labor (NSW) Joseph Byrne 7,232 37.2 −19.0
Federal Labor Albert Rowe 1,112 5.7 +5.7
Independent George Mobbs 214 1.1 +1.1
Communist Frederick Bateman 196 1.0 +0.4
Total formal votes 19,450 96.5 −1.5
Informal votes 707 3.5 +1.5
Turnout 20,157 97.7 +2.1
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) SwingN/A
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Parramatta.[edit]
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1930 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Byrne 10,351 56.2
Nationalist Herbert Lloyd (defeated) 7,945 43.2
Communist Wilfred Mountjoy 112 0.6
Total formal votes 18,408 98.0
Informal votes 379 2.0
Turnout 18,787 95.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing
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Elections in the 1920s

1929 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1929 Parramatta state by-election § Results.[edit]
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1929 Parramatta by-election
Saturday 23 February [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Herbert Lloyd 7,099 52.27
Labor Jack Hooke 6,258 46.08
Ind. Nationalist Herbert Bowles 225 1.66
Total formal votes 13,582 99.49
Informal votes 70 0.51
Turnout 13,652 71.80
Nationalist hold Swing
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Albert Bruntnell (Nationalist) died.[38]

1927

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1927 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Albert Bruntnell 9,236 62.0
Labor Alfred Warton 5,668 38.0
Total formal votes 14,904 98.4
Informal votes 239 1.6
Turnout 15,143 84.2
Nationalist win (new seat)
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1925

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1925 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 9,426
Labor Jack Lang (elected 1) 16,650 44.2 +3.0
Labor Bill Ely (elected 3) 1,964 5.2 +2.6
Labor George Wrench 272 0.7 +0.7
Nationalist Albert Bruntnell (elected 2) 13,053 34.6 −8.4
Nationalist Thomas Morrow (defeated) 2,841 7.5 +4.8
Nationalist George Folkard 1,759 4.7 +4.7
Protestant Labour William Chalson 515 1.4 +1.4
Independent Albert Jones 393 1.0 +1.0
Majority Labor Cecil Robinson 180 0.5 +0.5
Independent Francis Silverstone 74 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 37,701 97.3 +0.9
Informal votes 1,038 2.7 −0.9
Turnout 38,739 71.0 −0.4
Party total votes
Labor 18,886 50.1 +5.7
Nationalist 17,653 46.8 −6.8
Protestant Labour 515 1.4 +1.4
Independent Albert Jones 393 1.0 +1.0
Majority Labor 180 0.5 +0.5
Independent Francis Silverstone 74 0.2 +0.2
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1922

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1922 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,837
Nationalist Albert Bruntnell (elected 1) 13,468 43.0 +7.2
Nationalist Leicester Simpson 2,164 6.9 +6.9
Nationalist Thomas Morrow (elected 3) 854 2.7 +2.7
Nationalist Charles Willoughby 330 1.0 +1.0
Labor Jack Lang (elected 2) 12,906 41.2 −8.3
Labor Bill Ely (defeated) 821 2.6 +0.3
Labor George Harrison 185 0.6 +0.6
Independent Labor Saxon Hurst 347 1.1 +1.1
Independent Labor James Boughey 158 0.5 +0.5
Independent John Blake 112 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 31,345 96.4 +4.7
Informal votes 1,183 3.6 −4.7
Turnout 32,528 71.4 +14.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 16,816 53.6 +15.0
Labor 13,912 44.4 −8.1
Independent Labor Saxon Hurst 347 1.1 +1.1
Independent Labor James Boughey 158 0.5 +0.5
Independent John Blake 112 0.4 +0.4
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1920

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1920 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,119
Labor Jack Lang (elected 1) 10,134 49.5
Labor Bill Ely (elected 3) 477 2.3
Labor Edward Pomfret 128 0.6
Nationalist Albert Bruntnell (elected 2) 7,325 35.8
Nationalist Frederick Parkes 572 2.8
Democratic Alexander Finn 778 3.8
Soldiers & Citizens James Thomson 418 2.0
Soldiers & Citizens Francis Silverstone 179 0.9
Soldiers & Citizens Richard Yeend 97 0.5
Independent Harry Moss 366 1.8
Total formal votes 20,474 91.7
Informal votes 1,846 8.3
Turnout 22,320 57.1
Party total votes
Labor 10,739 52.5
Nationalist 7,897 38.6
Democratic 778 3.8
Soldiers & Citizens 694 3.4
Independent Harry Moss 366 1.8
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Elections in the 1910s

1917

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1917 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Albert Bruntnell 5,382 58.6 +10.7
Labor Jock Garden 3,772 41.1 −2.1
Independent John Strachan 26 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 9,180 98.9 −0.1
Informal votes 105 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 9,285 64.9 −9.5
Nationalist hold Swing+10.7
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1916 by-election

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1916 Parramatta by-election [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Albert Bruntnell 5,156 55.87
Labor Frank Walford 4,073 44.13
Total formal votes 9,229 100
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 9,229 72.43 [a]
Liberal Reform hold Swing
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1913

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1913 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Tom Moxham 4,379 47.9
Labor Frank Walford 3,944 43.2
Independent Liberal Walter Jago 815 8.9
Total formal votes 9,138 99.0
Informal votes 89 1.0
Turnout 9,227 74.4
Second round result
Liberal Reform Tom Moxham 5,010 51.0
Labor Frank Walford 4,818 49.0
Total formal votes 9,828 99.5
Informal votes 46 0.5
Turnout 9,874 79.6
Liberal Reform hold  
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1910

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1910 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Tom Moxham 3,988 55.7
Labour Dowell O'Reilly 3,166 44.3
Total formal votes 7,154 98.1
Informal votes 142 1.9
Turnout 7,296 76.8
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Elections in the 1900s

1907

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1907 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Tom Moxham 2,920 51.8
Independent Edward Terry 1,509 26.4
Labour Arthur Rae 1,242 21.8
Total formal votes 5,711 95.3
Informal votes 285 4.7
Turnout 5,996 74.5
Liberal Reform hold  
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1904

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1904 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Tom Moxham 3,422 64.37
Independent William Ferris 1,849 34.78
Labour Charles Summerhayes 45 0.85
Total formal votes 5,316 99.11
Informal votes 48 0.89
Turnout 5,364 68.06
Liberal Reform hold  
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Parramatta was expanded to include part of the abolished seat of Ryde. The member for Parramatta was Tom Moxham (Liberal Reform). The member for Ryde was Edward Terry (Independent Liberal) who did not contest the election.

1901

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1901 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Tom Moxham 1,234 57.02
Progressive William Ferris 930 42.98
Total formal votes 2,164 99.54
Informal votes 10 0.46
Turnout 2,174 80.28
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
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Elections in the 1890s

1898 by-election

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1898 Parramatta by-election
Wednesday 26 October [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Ferris (re-elected) 1,035 54.8 +10.0
Free Trade Dowell O'Reilly 853 45.2 +0.6
Total formal votes 1,888 99.7 +0.4
Informal votes 5 0.3 −0.4
Turnout 1,893 67.6 −2.6
Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist Swing
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The election of William Ferris was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to "many gross irregularities". Ferris was not the endorsed candidate for the 1898 election, however was endorsed for the by-election.[50]

1898

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1898 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Federalist William Ferris 747 44.8
Free Trade Dowell O'Reilly 743 44.6
National Federal Edwin Brown 168 10.1
Independent Federalist Joseph Withers 9 0.5
Total formal votes 1,667 99.3
Informal votes 12 0.7
Turnout 1,679 70.2
Independent Federalist gain from Free Trade  
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1895

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1895 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Dowell O'Reilly 956 56.10
Independent Hugh Taylor 748 43.90
Total formal votes 1,704 99.53
Informal votes 8 0.47
Turnout 1,712 81.33
Free Trade hold Swing
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1894

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1894 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade Dowell O'Reilly 664 36.6
Free Trade Hugh Taylor 627 34.6 −6.6
Protectionist William Ferris 520 28.7 −1.7
Ind. Free Trade William Garrett 2 0.1
Ind. Free Trade James Thomas 1 0.1
Total formal votes 1,814 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 21 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 1,835 84.2 +8.69
Ind. Free Trade gain from Free Trade  
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Hugh Taylor (Free Trade) was the sitting member for Parramatta.

1891

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1891 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Wednesday 17 June [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Hugh Taylor (re-elected) 664 41.2 −31.5
Protectionist William Ferris 489 30.3 +3.0
Free Trade Tom Moxham 459 28.5 +28.5
Total formal votes 1,612 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 23 1.4 −0.6
Turnout 1,635 75.5 +12.2
Free Trade hold  
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Elections in the 1880s

1889

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1889 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Saturday 9 February [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Hugh Taylor (elected) 1,022 72.64
Protectionist Charles Byrnes 385 27.36
Total formal votes 1,407 97.98
Informal votes 29 2.02
Turnout 1,436 63.29
Free Trade hold  
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1887

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1887 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Thursday 3 February [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Hugh Taylor (re-elected) unopposed
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1885

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1885 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Friday 16 October [57]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (re-elected) 922 69.8
William Ferris 399 30.2
Total formal votes 1,321 97.0
Informal votes 41 3.0
Turnout 1,362 72.6
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1882

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1882 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Saturday 2 December [58]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (elected) 595 51.5
James Farnell (defeated) 364 31.5
Cyrus Fuller 196 17.0
Total formal votes 1,155 97.2
Informal votes 33 2.8
Turnout 1,189 77.3
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James Farnell was a sitting member for St Leonards and went on to successfully contest New England.

1880

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1880 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Thursday 18 November [59]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Byrnes (elected) 601 51.2
Hugh Taylor (defeated) 574 48.9
Total formal votes 1,175 97.1
Informal votes 35 2.9
Turnout 1,210 84.7
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The other siting member William Long did not contest the election.

Elections in the 1870s

1877

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1877 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Saturday 27 October [60]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (re-elected 1) 571 33.9
William Long (re-elected 2) 426 25.3
Walter Cooper 370 22.0
George Young 265 15.8
John Bergan 51 3.0
Total formal votes 1,683 98.9
Informal votes 19 1.1
Turnout 988 85.7
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The other sitting member Charles Byrnes did not contest the election. William Long was the member for Central Cumberland.[60]

1876 by-election

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1876 Parramatta by-election
Thursday 20 April [61]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (elected) 455 53.4
George Young 397 46.6
Informal votes 852 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 852 68.7
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Hugh Taylor resigned because a contract he had may have been an office of profit under the crown.[61]

1874

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1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Thursday 10 December 1874 [62]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (re-elected 1) 480 40.8
Charles Byrnes (elected 2) 361 30.7
James Farnell (defeated) 335 28.5
Total formal votes 1,176 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 898 61.0
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1872 by-election

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1872 Parramatta by-election
Monday 20 May [63]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (elected) Unopposed  
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Hugh Taylor resigned because a contract he had may have been an office of profit under the crown.[63]

1872

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1872 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Tuesday 20 February [64]
Candidate Votes %
James Farnell (re-elected 1) 468 35.6
Hugh Taylor (elected 2) 451 34.4
James Byrnes (defeated) 394 30.0
Total formal votes 1,313 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 746 52.3
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Elections in the 1860s

1869

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1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Friday 17 December 1869 [65]
Candidate Votes %
James Byrnes (re-elected 1) 468 31.9
James Farnell (re-elected 2) 455 31.0
Hugh Taylor 274 18.7
George Oakes 270 18.4
Total formal votes 1,467 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 900 70.7
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1864

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1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Thursday 24 November 1864 [66]
Candidate Votes %
James Byrnes (elected 1) 354 28.8
James Farnell (elected 2) 342 27.8
John Lackey (defeated) 272 22.1
Arthur Holroyd (defeated) 247 20.1
Frederick Birmingham 16 1.3
Total formal votes 1,231 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 636 51.5
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1861 by-election

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1861 Parramatta by-election
Wednesday 10 April [67]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Holroyd (elected) 275 49.1
Charles Kemp 244 43.6
John West 41 7.3
Total formal votes 560 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 560 45.9
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James Byrnes resigned stating that to be placed second behind John Lackey was a decision by the majority of voters that he was not fit to serve them.[68]

1860

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1860 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Saturday 8 December [69]
Candidate Votes %
John Lackey (elected 1) 418 38.9
James Byrnes (re-elected 2) 368 34.2
George Oakes (defeated) 290 27.0
Total formal votes 1,076 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,076 44.1
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Elections in the 1850s

1859

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1859 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Saturday 18 June [70]
Candidate Votes %
James Byrnes (re-elected 1) 380 37.7
George Oakes (re-elected 2) 352 34.9
Arthur Holroyd 277 27.5
Total formal votes 1,009 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 690 57.1
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1858

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1858 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
19 January [71]
Candidate Votes %
George Oakes (re-elected 1) 333 38.0
James Byrnes (re-elected 2) 326 37.2
James Pye 218 24.9
Total formal votes 877 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 877 54.5
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The other sitting member Henry Parker did not contest the election. James Byrnes was the member for Cumberland (South Riding). James Pye petitioned against the election alleging his supporters had been intimidated from voting, however this was dismissed as unproven.

1856 by-election

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1856 Parramatta by-election
Saturday 11 October [72]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parker (re-elected) 279 51.9
James Byrnes 259 48.1
Total formal votes 538 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 538 71.1
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The by-election was caused by the appointment of Henry Parker as Premier and Colonial Secretary, forming the Parker ministry.[73]

1856

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1856 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta [74]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parker (elected 1) 310 30.2
George Oakes (elected 2) 303 29.5
James Byrnes 222 21.6
Andrew Murray 191 18.6
Total formal votes 1,026 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 550 72.7
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Polling was conducted on 29 March 1856. Both Parker and Oakes had served in the old Legislative Council, Oakes representing Town of Parramatta and Parker as an appointed member.

Notes

  1. [a]
    estimate based on an electoral roll of 12,400 at the 1913 election.[45]

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