Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1872
New South Wales colonial election, 13 February 1872 – 28 March 1872 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1869–70–1874–75 >> |
Enrolled voters | | | |
Votes cast | 91,784 | | Turnout | 48.44 | −5.26 |
Informal votes | 642 | | Informal | 1.00 | +0.59 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
Total | 91,784 | | | 72 | |
The 1872 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 12 districts were uncontested.[1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (1,500), Goldfields South (2,500) and Goldfields West (16,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,839 ranging from The Paterson (600) to The Lachlan (4,355).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3][4]
Election results
Argyle
Balranald
Bathurst
The Bogan
Braidwood
Camden
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Camden
Monday 26 February [10] Candidate | Votes | % |
Thomas Garrett (elected 1) | 925 | 39.7 |
Arthur Onslow (re-elected 2) | 741 | 31.8 |
Richard Roberts | 664 | 28.5 |
Total formal votes | 2,330 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 1,608 | 62.9 |
Canterbury
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Tuesday 20 February [11] Candidate | Votes | % |
Richard Hill (re-elected 1) | 1,715 | 38.7 |
John Lucas (re-elected 2) | 1,442 | 32.5 |
Richard Wynne | 1,147 | 25.9 |
William Henson | 98 | 2.2 |
John Davis | 30 | 0.7 |
Total formal votes | 4,432 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 2,806 | 54.7 |
Carcoar
The Clarence
Central Cumberland
East Macquarie
East Maitland
East Sydney
1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Tuesday 13 February [17] Candidate | Votes | % |
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,270 | 17.0 |
John Macintosh (elected 2) | 3,068 | 16.0 |
Saul Samuel (re-elected 3) | 3,048 | 15.9 |
James Neale (re-elected 4) | 2,663 | 13.9 |
James Martin (defeated) | 2,073 | 10.8 |
David Buchanan (defeated) | 1,739 | 9.1 |
Bowie Wilson (defeated) | 1,730 | 9.0 |
William Barker | 1,379 | 7.2 |
George King (defeated) | 240 | 1.3 |
Total formal votes | 19,210 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 5,598 | 49.8 |
Eden
The Glebe
Goldfields North
Goldfields South
Goldfields West
Goulburn
The Gwydir
Hartley
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley
Wednesday 6 March [25] Candidate | Votes | % |
Thomas Brown (elected) | 434 | 47.8 |
Morris Asher | 225 | 24.8 |
James Byrnes | 187 | 20.6 |
John Garsed | 47 | 5.2 |
E N Emmett | 10 | 1.1 |
Joseph Johnson | 4 | 0.4 |
John Ardill | 1 | 0.1 |
Total formal votes | 908 | 100.0 |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 933 | 45.0 |
The Hastings
The Hawkesbury
The Hume
The Hunter
Illawarra
Kiama
The Lachlan
Liverpool Plains
The Lower Hunter
Monara
Morpeth
Mudgee
The Murray
The Murrumbidgee
Narellan
The Nepean
New England
Newcastle
Newtown
Northumberland
Orange
Paddington
Parramatta
The Paterson
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
Shoalhaven
St Leonards
Tenterfield
The Tumut
The Upper Hunter
Wellington
West Macquarie
West Maitland
West Sydney
1872 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Thursday 15 February [60] 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 |
The Williams
Windsor
Wollombi
Yass Plains
See also
References
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Newcastle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 The Williams". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Windsor". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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