Electoral results for the district of Bourke

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Bourke, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1880   Russell Barton NoneMemberParty
1882   Richard Machattie None
1885   William Sawers None
1887 [lower-alpha 1]   Thomas Waddell Free Trade   Alexander Wilson Free Trade MemberParty
1889   Protectionist   William Willis Protectionist   William Davis Protectionist
1891   James Howe Protectionist   Hugh Langwell Independent Labour
1891 by   Thomas Waddell Protectionist
1894   Edward Millen Free Trade
1895
1898   William Davis National Federal
1900 by Protectionist
1901   Progressive

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1900 by-election

1900 Bourke colonial by-election
Thursday 6 September [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist William Davis (re-elected)unopposed
Protectionist hold 
William Davis resigned due to bankruptcy. [5]

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal William Davis (elected)52650.4
Free Trade Edward Millen (defeated)51749.6
Total formal votes1,04399.1
Informal votes101.0
Turnout 1,05345.8
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Edward Millen (elected)51763.5
Protectionist William Davis 29736.5
Total formal votes81498.9
Informal votes91.1
Turnout 82349.6
Free Trade hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Edward Millen 46942.3
Independent Labour Hugh Langwell (defeated)35832.3
Protectionist William Davis 28225.4
Total formal votes1,10998.7
Informal votes151.3
Turnout 1,12467.1
Free Trade win(previously 3 members)
Bourke was reduced in size and parts were given to the new districts of Cobar and The Barwon. [9] [10] Hugh Langwell (Independent Labour) was one of the members for Bourke. Of the other two members, Thomas Waddell (Protectionist) successfully contested Cobar and William Willis (Protectionist) successfully contested The Barwon.

1891 by-election

1891 Bourke by-election
Saturday 10 November [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (elected)1,33755.4
Labour Donald Macdonell 1,07744.6
Total formal votes2,41499.0
Informal votes251.0
Turnout 2,43937.3
Protectionist hold 
Peter Howe (Protectionist) resigned. [11]

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Friday 3 July [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour Hugh Langwell (elected 1)2,08923.9
Protectionist William Willis (re-elected 2)1,88621.6
Protectionist Peter Howe (elected 3)1,72519.7
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (defeated)1,12512.9
Free Trade Edward Millen 94210.8
Protectionist William Davis (defeated)86910.0
Protectionist Austin O'Grady1021.2
Total formal votes8,73899.1
Informal votes810.9
Turnout 3,25649.8
  Independent Labour gain 1 from Protectionist  
  Protectionist hold 2

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Wednesday 13 February [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (elected 1)1,51027.4
Protectionist William Willis (elected 2)1,19821.8
Protectionist William Davis (elected 3)1,10220.0
Free Trade George Griffiths 84215.3
Protectionist W Daniell5019.1
Protectionist Austin O'Grady3496.3
Total formal votes5,50299.1
Informal votes520.9
Turnout 2,05837.5
  Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade, win 1 and
1 member changed from Free Trade
(1 new seat)
Thomas Waddell had been elected as a Free Trade member at the 1887 election however changed to the Protectionist party for this election.

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 22 February [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Waddell (elected 1)1,22038.7
Free Trade Alexander Wilson (elected 2)99631.6
Protectionist William Willis 93429.7
Total formal votes3,15099.3
Informal votes210.7
Turnout 2,04746.2

1887 by-election

1887 Bourke by-election
Friday 21 January [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Waddell (elected 1)1,01940.2
Protectionist William Willis (elected 2)83332.9
Free Trade Alexander Wilson 68226.9
Total formal votes2,534
Informal votes
Turnout 2,53457.2 [lower-alpha 2]
Both the sitting members, Russell Barton and William Sawers, resigned. The writ was not returned as the Parliament was dissolved on 26 January. [14]

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Monday 26 October [16]
CandidateVotes%
William Sawers (elected 1)93435.4
Russell Barton (re-elected 2)75028.4
Richard Machattie (defeated)52319.8
Austin O'Grady43516.5
Total formal votes2,64299.0
Informal votes271.0
Turnout 1,70343.8

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 19 December [17]
CandidateVotes%
Russell Barton (re-elected 1)57344.2
Richard Machattie (elected 2)39530.5
Thomas Matthews32925.4
Total formal votes1,29798.0
Informal votes262.0
Turnout 1,32317.0
 (1 new seat)

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 30 November [18]
CandidateVotes%
Russell Barton (elected)73856.6
Joseph Olliffe 56643.4
Total formal votes1,30498.0
Informal votes272.0
Turnout 1,33135.5
 (new seat)
Joseph Olliffe had already unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.

Notes

  1. While a by-election was held in 1887, parliament was dissolved before the writ was returned.
  2. Estimate based on a roll of 4,431 at the election on 22 February. [14]

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