Electoral district of East Macquarie

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East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for East Macquarie

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Suttor, Sr. [4] None1859–1859  William Cummings None1859–1874
  Thomas Hawkins None1859–1860
  Daniel Deniehy None1860–1860
  William Suttor, Sr. [4] None1860–1864
  David Buchanan [5] None1864–1867
  John Suttor None1867–1872
  James Martin [6] None1872–1873
  Walter Cooper None1873–1874
  John Booth None1875–1877 
 
 
William Suttor, Jr. None1875–1879
  John Robertson [7] None1877–1878
  Edmund Webb None1878–1881
 
 
 
Edward Combes [8] None1879–1885
  Alfred Pechey None1882–1882
  Sydney Smith None1882–1894
  John Shepherd None1885–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1894  James Tonkin Free Trade 1887–1894

Election results

1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Friday 19 June [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected 1)96137.8
Free Trade James Tonkin (re-elected 2)89335.1
Protectionist Alfred Hales 68827.1
Total formal votes2,54299.5
Informal votes120.5
Turnout 1,62162.4
  Free Trade hold 2  

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