Results for state seat of West Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
West Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]
Election results
Elections in the 1890s
1891
1891 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Wednesday 17 June [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jack FitzGerald (elected 1) | 4,174 | 15.8 | |
| Labour | George Black (elected 2) | 4,078 | 15.4 | |
| Labour | Andrew Kelly (elected 3) | 3,798 | 14.3 | |
| Labour | Thomas Davis (elected 4) | 2,730 | 10.3 | |
| Protectionist | John Young | 2,601 | 9.8 | |
| Free Trade | Thomas Playfair (defeated) | 2,535 | 9.6 | |
| Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (defeated) | 2,493 | 9.4 | |
| Free Trade | Francis Abigail (defeated) | 2,326 | 8.8 | |
| Free Trade | Frederick Woolcott-Waley | 1,745 | 6.6 | |
Total formal votes | 26,480 | 99.8 | |
Informal votes | 66 | 0.3 | |
Turnout | 7,428 | 68.6 | |
| Labour gain 3 from Free Trade and gain 1 from Independent | |
Adolphus Taylor (
Independent) did not contest the election.
1890 by-election
Elections in the 1880s
1889
1889 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Saturday 2 February [6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Free Trade | Thomas Playfair (elected 1) | 3,896 | 15.5 | |
| Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (elected 2) | 3,697 | 14.7 | |
| Free Trade | Francis Abigail (elected 3) | 3,678 | 14.6 | |
| Free Trade | Alfred Lamb (elected 4) | 3,552 | 14.1 | |
| Protectionist | John Young | 2,788 | 11.1 | |
| Protectionist | Arthur Nelson | 2,566 | 10.2 | |
| Protectionist | Francis Freehill | 2,549 | 10.1 | |
| Protectionist | John Wearne | 2,416 | 9.6 | |
Total formal votes | 25,142 | 99.8 | |
Informal votes | 47 | 0.2 | |
Turnout | 6,977 | 61.2 | |
| Free Trade hold 4 | |
1887
1885
1882
1880
1880 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Monday 22 November [10] Candidate | Votes | % |
Angus Cameron (re-elected 1) | 3,070 | 18.5 |
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | 2,687 | 16.2 |
Francis Abigail (elected 3) | 2,226 | 13.4 |
William Martin (elected 4) | 2,206 | 13.3 |
John Harris (defeated) | 2,033 | 12.2 |
Thomas White | 1,197 | 7.2 |
Charles Roberts | 1,109 | 6.7 |
David Buchanan | 999 | 6.0 |
John Harris Snr | 571 | 3.4 |
William Roylance | 511 | 3.1 |
Total formal votes | 16,609 | 98.7 |
Informal votes | 216 | 1.3 |
Turnout | 5,858 | 66.0 |
The other sitting member James Merriman did not contest the election. David Buchanan was the sitting member for
Mudgee and subsequently regained a seat in that district.
Elections in the 1870s
1877
1877 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Thursday 25 October [11] Candidate | Votes | % |
James Merriman (elected 1) | 2,929 | 15.9 |
Angus Cameron (re-elected 2) | 2,373 | 12.9 |
Daniel O'Connor (elected 3) | 2,249 | 12.2 |
John Harris (elected 4) | 2,117 | 11.5 |
Henry Dangar (defeated) | 2,010 | 10.9 |
Sir John Robertson (defeated) | 1,892 | 10.3 |
Thomas White | 1,602 | 8.7 |
George Dibbs (defeated) | 1,394 | 7.6 |
Jacob Garrard | 675 | 3.7 |
Benjamin Palmer | 627 | 3.4 |
Joseph O'Connor | 404 | 2.2 |
Archibald Hamilton | 111 | 0.6 |
Henry Fisher | 74 | 0.4 |
Total formal votes | 18,457 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 6,542 | 64.8 |
1877 by-election
1877 West Sydney by-election
Monday 27 August [12] Candidate | Votes | % |
Sir John Robertson (re-elected) | 1,703 | 54.6 |
Thomas White | 1,414 | 45.4 |
Total formal votes | 3,117 | 97.0 |
Informal votes | 97 | 3.0 |
Turnout | 3,214 | 31.8 [a] |
Sir John Robertson was appointed
Colonial Secretary forming the fourth Robertson ministry.
[12] 1874
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Wednesday 16 December 1874 [13] Candidate | Votes | % |
John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,705 | 17.6 |
George Dibbs (elected 2) | 2,294 | 15.0 |
Henry Dangar (elected 3) | 2,207 | 14.4 |
Angus Cameron (elected 4) | 2,129 | 13.9 |
George Thornton | 1,888 | 12.3 |
Joseph Wearne (defeated) | 1,746 | 11.4 |
Joseph O'Connor (defeated) | 1,659 | 10.8 |
Walter Cooper (defeated) | 436 | 2.8 |
Joseph Raphael (defeated) | 267 | 1.7 |
Total formal votes | 15,331 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 5,574 | 63.0 |
1872
1872 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Thursday 15 February [14] Candidate | Votes | % |
Joseph Wearne (re-elected 1) | 2,997 | 20.7 |
John Booth (elected 2) | 2,925 | 20.2 |
John Robertson (re-elected 3) | 2,058 | 14.2 |
Joseph Raphael (elected 4) | 1,966 | 13.6 |
George Lloyd (defeated) | 1,789 | 12.4 |
William Windeyer (defeated) | 1,512 | 10.4 |
Robert Campbell | 717 | 5.0 |
Samuel Goold | 371 | 2.6 |
Richard Dransfield | 90 | 0.6 |
Henry Fisher | 64 | 0.4 |
Total formal votes | 14,489 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 4,851 | 53.1 |
December 1870 by-election
March 1870 by-election
1870 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 2 March [16] Candidate | Votes | % |
John Robertson (elected) | 2,482 | 57.4 |
John Stewart | 1,832 | 42.3 |
Nicholas Eagar | 12 | 0.3 |
Total formal votes | 4,326 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 4,326 | 47.7 |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.
[16] Elections in the 1860s
1869
1868 by-election
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Samuel Joseph who had traveled to Europe.
[18] 1866 by-election
John Robertson was re-appointed Secretary for Lands in the fourth Cowper ministry.
[19] October 1865 by-election
John Robertson resigned due to financial difficulties.
[20] July 1865 by-election
February 1865 by-election
1864
October 1863 by-election
October 1863 West Sydney by-election
Friday 30 October [26][27][28] Candidate | Votes | % |
Geoffrey Eagar (re-elected) | 883 | 95.9 |
Jabez Bunting | 38 | 4.1 |
Total formal votes | 921 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 921 | 12.9 |
Geoffrey Eagar had been appointed
Colonial Treasurer in the first Martin ministry.
[26] January 1863 by-election
January 1863 West Sydney by-election
Thursday 8 January [29] Candidate | Votes | % |
Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,315 | 48.7 |
William Speer | 1,202 | 44.5 |
William Moffatt | 184 | 6.8 |
Total formal votes | 2,701 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 2,701 | 41.8 |
William Windeyer resigned.
[29] 1860
Elections in the 1850s
1859
Notes
- ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 10,097 at October 1877.[11]
- ^ Antony Green's estimate is based on based on each person voting for two candidates.[22] If the 620 people who voted for Dalgleish had plumped for him, as claimed at the declaration of the poll,[23] the turnout would have been around 1,733, 23%.
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1890 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1877 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1877 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1870 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "March 1870 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1869-70 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1868 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1866 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "July 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Green, Antony. "February 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "West Sydney election: declaration of the poll". The Empire. 20 February 1865. p. 5. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1863 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Election for West Sydney: declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 1863. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Election for West Sydney: declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 1863. p. 5. Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "October 1863 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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