Candidates of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election

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This is a list of candidates for the 1877 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 24 October to 12 November 1877.

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There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

ElectorateSuccessful candidatesUnsuccessful candidates
Wednesday 24 October 1877
East Sydney John Davies
James Greenwood
John Macintosh
Alexander Stuart
William Cover
Sedgwick Cowper
Francis Dixon
Isaac Josephson
Josiah Mason
Ninian Melville
Henry Parkes
George Perry
Thursday 25 October 1877
West Sydney Angus Cameron
John Harris
James Merriman
Daniel O'Connor
Henry Dangar
George Dibbs
Henry Fisher
Jacob Garrard
Archibald Hamilton
Joseph O'Connor
Benjamin Palmer
John Robertson
Thomas White
Friday 26 October 1877
Goulburn William Teece Frederick Horn
Newcastle Richard Bowker William Brookes
Thomas Hungerford
George Lloyd
Orange Edward Combes
Paddington John Sutherland
Saturday 27 October 1877
Narellan John Hurley (b 1796) John Kidd
Newtown Stephen Brown James Yeomans
Parramatta William Long
Hugh Taylor
John Bergan
Walter Cooper
George Young
Paterson Herbert Brown
Monday 29 October 1877
Bathurst Francis Suttor David Williamson
Canterbury John Lucas
Henry Parkes
William Henson
Richard Hill
George Pile
Central Cumberland John Lackey
Andrew McCulloch
Glebe George Allen Charles Mossman
Illawarra Samuel Gray
Kiama Samuel Charles
Morpeth Robert Wisdom
Nepean Thomas Smith John Smith
Northumberland Thomas Hungerford William Turner
Queanbeyan James Thompson William O'Neill
Thomas Rutledge
Tuesday 30 October 1877
Camden Thomas Garrett
Arthur Onslow
Thomas Fisher
Carcoar Andrew Lynch
Eden Henry Clarke Henry Parkes
Hawkesbury Alexander Bowman
Henry Moses
George Davies
William Piddington
Thomas Primrose
Hunter John Burns
Lower Hunter Archibald Jacob
Patrick's Plains William Browne William Durham
Wednesday 31 October 1877
Braidwood Edward Greville
East Maitland Stephen Scholey Alexander Dodds
St Leonards James Farnell
Shoalhaven John Roseby Thomas Richards
West Macquarie Charles Pilcher Alexander Rae
West Maitland Henry Cohen Thomas Hungerford
Thomas Jones
James Pritchard
Yass Plains Michael Fitzpatrick Michael Perry
Arthur Remmington
Thursday 1 November 1877
Argyle William Davies Charles Heydon
Hartley John Hurley (b 1844) Patrick Higgins
Williams William Johnston John Booth
Windsor Richard Driver Charles Cansdell
Friday 2 November 1877
Monaro John Murphy Alexander Montague
Wellington John Shepherd Patrick Jennings
Thomas Wythes
Wollombi Joseph Eckford James Cunneen
Henry Levien
Saturday 3 November 1877
Clarence Thomas Bawden Charles Fawcett
Edward Madgwick
John Robertson
Hastings Robert Smith Thomas Amos
Lachlan James Watson
Liverpool Plains Hanley Bennett Michael Burke
George Grehan
New England Samuel Terry Robert Forster
Tenterfield John Dillon Robert Abbott
Alexander Murray
Upper Hunter John McElhone John Robertson
Monday 5 November 1877
East Macquarie John Robertson
William Suttor
William Cummings
George Stephen
Gwydir Thomas Dangar
Hume George Day Henry Parkes
Mudgee John Robertson Richard Rouse
Murray Robert Barbour James Davidson
Murrumbidgee Joseph Leary James Gormly
Henry Parkes
Tumut James Hoskins John Robertson
Tuesday 6 November 1877
University of Sydney William Windeyer
Monday 12 November 1877
Balranald Colin Simson John Smart
Bogan Walter Coonan John Ardill
William Forlonge
Henry Parkes
John Robertson
Jean Serisier
Goldfields North Henry Copeland
Goldfields South Ezekiel Baker
Goldfields West Louis Beyers David Buchanan

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