Electoral results for the district of West Macquarie
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Election result for West Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
West Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | John McPhillamy | None | |
| 1859 by | Henry Mort | None | |
| 1860 | Richard Driver | None | |
| 1864 | |||
| 1869 | Edmund Webb | None | |
| 1872 | |||
| 1875 | Charles Pilcher | None | |
| 1877 | |||
| 1880 | |||
| 1882 | Thomas Hellyer | None | |
| 1884 by | Lewis Lloyd | None | |
| 1885 | |||
| 1887 | Fergus Smith | Free Trade | |
| 1889 | Paddy Crick | Protectionist | |
| 1890 by | |||
| 1891 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1898 | National Federal | ||
| 1901 | Progressive | ||
Elections in the 1900s
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Paddy Crick | 1,152 | 59.2 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Reform | Otto Jaeger | 795 | 40.8 | −2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,947 | 99.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 19 | 1.0 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,966 | 52.6 | −4.7 | ||
| Progressive hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Federal | Paddy Crick | 888 | 55.6 | ||
| Free Trade | John Hurley | 689 | 43.1 | ||
| Independent Federalist | Edward Goldsby | 20 | 1.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,597 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 28 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,625 | 57.3 | |||
| National Federal hold | |||||
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 876 | 55.0 | ||
| Free Trade | John Hurley | 716 | 45.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,592 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 18 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,610 | 61.4 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 820 | 45.7 | ||
| Free Trade | R W Peacock | 472 | 26.3 | ||
| Labour | John Bridgeman | 259 | 14.5 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Charles Jeanneret | 208 | 11.6 | ||
| Independent | J O'Donoghue | 34 | 1.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,793 | 95.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 76 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,869 | 71.6 | |||
| Protectionist win | (new seat) | ||||
1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Paddy Crick (re-elected) | 510 | 54.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Charles Boyd | 429 | 45.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 939 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 21 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 960 | 74.9 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
1890 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1890 West Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Paddy Crick (re-elected) | 496 | 56.0 | +0.9 | |
| Free Trade | Charles Boyd [a] | 390 | 44.0 | −0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 886 | 100.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 886 | 74.4 | +1.2 | ||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Paddy Crick (elected) | 470 | 55.1 | ||
| Free Trade | Bernhard Wise | 383 | 44.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 853 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 16 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 869 | 73.2 | |||
| Protectionist gain from Free Trade | |||||
1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Fergus Smith (elected) | 340 | 48.3 | ||
| Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 255 | 36.2 | ||
| Protectionist | John Hughes | 109 | 15.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 704 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 712 | 64.2 | |||
1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Lloyd (re-elected) | 355 | 56.3 | |
| James Fitzpatrick | 276 | 43.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 631 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | 13 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 644 | 59.5 | |
1884 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1884 West Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Lloyd (elected) | 375 | 67.2 | |
| William Richardson | 183 | 32.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 558 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | 8 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | 566 | 53.9 | |
1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hellyer (elected) | unopposed | ||
1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | 461 | 53.3 | |
| Alfred Pechey | 404 | 46.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 865 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | 22 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | 882 | 79.3 | |
Elections in the 1870s
1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | 314 | 59.3 | |
| Alexander Rae | 216 | 40.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 530 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | 11 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 541 | 47.3 | |
1875
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Pilcher (elected) | 425 | 58.7 | |
| Henry Rotton | 299 | 41.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 724 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | 16 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | 740 | 57.7 | |
1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Webb (re-elected) | 320 | 78.6 | |
| George Thornton | 87 | 21.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 407 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | 7 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | 414 | 40.2 | |
Elections in the 1860s
1869
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Webb (elected) | 397 | 57.6 | |
| Richard Driver (defeated) | 292 | 42.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 689 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | 14 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 703 | 74.9 | |
1864
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Driver (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
1860
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Driver (elected) | 188 | 67.1 | |
| John Clements (defeated) | 92 | 32.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 280 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 280 | 38.4 | |
Elections in the 1850s
1859 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1859 West Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Mort (elected) | show of hands | ||
| Richard Driver | |||
1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § West Macquarie.[edit]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McPhillamy (elected) | 264 | 83.0 | |
| Thomas Hawkins | 54 | 17.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 318 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 318 | 60.9 | |
Notes
- ↑ Boyd's party affiliation is taken from reports in the Sydney Morning Herald,[10] the Daily Telegraph,[11][12] and the National Advocate,[13] which record Boyd as campaigning as a Free Trader, while Antony Green lists him as an independent stating that his party affiliation was unclear from the reports Green had examined.[9]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Macquarie West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Macquarie West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Macquarie West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Macquarie West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Macquarie West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1890 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ "The West Macquarie Election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The West Macquarie Election". The Daily Telegraph. 17 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Mr Boyd's candidature". The Daily Telegraph. 28 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ "The West Macquarie Election". The National Advocate. 29 November 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1884 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1874-5 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1864-5 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "West Macquarie election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 West Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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