Electoral results for the district of Braidwood

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Braidwood, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   Frederick Cooper None
1860 by   Merion Moriarty None
1860
1864 by   Henry Milford None
1864–65   Joshua Josephson None
1869 by   Michael Kelly None
1869–70
1870 by   Edward Greville None
1872
1874–75
1877
1880   Alexander Ryrie None
1882
1885
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891   Austin Chapman Protectionist
1894
1895
1898
1901   Albert Chapman Progressive

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Braidwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Albert Chapman 64043.2-29.9
Independent Liberal Richard Higgins48332.6
Independent Liberal Patrick O'Brien22315.0
Independent Liberal Frederick Gordon704.7
Independent Liberal Ebenezer Henry463.1
Independent Liberal Alexander Fraser151.0
Independent Walter Horberry30.2
Independent Bartholomew O'Sullivan20.1
Independent Progressive John Kenny10.07
Total formal votes1,48395.6-3.5
Informal votes694.5+3.5
Turnout 1,55271.1+18.7
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Austin Chapman 83373.1
Free Trade Charles Beale30726.9
Total formal votes1,14099.0
Informal votes121.0
Turnout 1,15252.4
National Federal hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Austin Chapman 88774.7
Ind. Free Trade Adolph Shadler30025.3
Total formal votes1,18799.6
Informal votes50.4
Turnout 1,19256.5
Protectionist hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Austin Chapman 1,19278.8
Ind. Free Trade Alfred Hitchens27918.4
Free Trade Adolph Shadler422.8
Total formal votes1,51398.9
Informal votes171.1
Turnout 1,53079.0
Protectionist hold 

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Wednesday 24 June [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Austin Chapman (elected)58660.0
Free Trade George Tompsitt23023.6
Protectionist Alexander Ryrie 16016.4
Total formal votes97697.8
Informal votes222.2
Turnout 99853.4
Protectionist hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 4 February [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Alexander Ryrie (re-elected)58656.8
Free Trade John Lingen44643.2
Total formal votes1,03297.7
Informal votes242.3
Turnout 1,05665.6
Protectionist hold 

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 14 February [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Alexander Ryrie (re-elected)53558.3
Free Trade John Lingen38341.7
Total formal votes91897.6
Informal votes232.4
Turnout 93962.6

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Friday 23 October [11]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Ryrie (re-elected)45354.1
Angus Cameron 38545.9
Total formal votes83897.2
Informal votes242.8
Turnout 86260.4
Angus Cameron was a sitting member for West Sydney however he had been defeated for that seat on Tuesday 13 October.

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Saturday 9 December [12]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Ryrie (re-elected)unopposed

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 29 November [13]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Ryrie (elected)60955.4
Edward Greville (defeated)49144.6
Total formal votes1,10095.9
Informal votes474.1
Turnout 1,14773.3

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Wednesday 31 October [14]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Greville (re-elected)unopposed 

1874–75

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 28 December 1874 [15]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Greville (re-elected)unopposed

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Tuesday 5 March [16]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Greville (re-elected)1,01767.3
George Alley48532.1
Archibald Condon100.7
Total formal votes1,51296.0
Informal votes634.0
Turnout 1,66257.4

1870 by-election

1870 Braidwood by-election [17]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Greville (elected)1,06551.4
Michael Kelly (defeated)1,00648.6
Total formal votes2,07198.2
Informal votes371.8
Turnout 2,10869.4
The December 1869 Braidwood election was declared to be void. [17]

Elections in the 1860s

1869–70

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Tuesday 14 December 1869 [18]
CandidateVotes%
Michael Kelly (re-elected)87254.8
Edward Greville 62539.3
George Alley945.9
Total formal votes1,591100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,64859.6

1869 by-election

1869 Braidwood by-election
Monday 20 September [19]
CandidateVotes%
Michael Kelly (elected)unopposed
Joshua Josephson resigned to accept an appointment as a judge of the District Court. [19]

1864–65

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Tuesday 13 December 1864 [20]
CandidateVotes%
Joshua Josephson (elected)64050.3
Michael O'Haire63249.7
Total formal votes1,27297.0
Informal votes403.1
Turnout 1,31144.8

1864 by-election

1864 Braidwood by-election
Wednesday, 3 February [21]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Milford (elected)44850.5
Henry Parkes 43949.5
Total formal votes887100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 88749.4
Merion Moriarty died. [21]

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 10 December [22]
CandidateVotes%
Merion Moriarty (re-elected)unopposed 

1860 by-election

1860 Braidwood by-election
Friday 10 August [23]
CandidateVotes%
Merion Moriarty (elected)18452.9
James Larmer 15945.7
Stephen Richardson345.7
Henry Milford 10.3
Joseph Taylor10.3
Total formal votes348100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 34826.7
Frederick Cooper resigned. [23]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 20 June [24]
CandidateVotes%
Frederick Cooper (elected)22367.2
Merion Moriarty 4714.2
George Simpson 3711.1
Stephen Richardson257.5
Total formal votes33294.3
Informal votes205.7
Turnout 35269.0

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