Electoral results for the district of Carcoar

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Carcoar, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   William Watt None
1860
1862 by   William Dalley None
1864   Barnard Stimpson None
1869   Richard Driver None
1872   Thomas West None
1874   Solomon Meyer None
1876 by   Andrew Lynch None
1877 MemberParty
1880   Ezekiel Baker None  Andrew Lynch None
1881 by   George Campbell None
1882
1884 by   Ezekiel Baker None
1885   Charles Garland None
1887   Free Trade   Charles Jeanneret Free Trade
1889   John Plumb Free Trade
1891   Denis Donnelly Protectionist   Charles Jeanneret Free Trade

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Friday 19 June  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Denis Donnelly (elected 1)1,12425.9
Free Trade Charles Jeanneret (elected 2)1,11025.6
Free Trade John Plumb (defeated)1,10325.4
Protectionist Alfred Fremlin 92121.2
Protectionist Ezekiel Baker 811.9
Total formal votes4,33998.8
Informal votes511.2
Turnout 2,32763.2
  Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade
  Free Trade hold 1

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Saturday 9 February  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Garland (elected 1)1,17427.7
Free Trade John Plumb (elected 2)1,14627.0
Protectionist Denis Donnelly 97222.9
Protectionist Alfred Fremlin 95322.5
Total formal votes4,24599.5
Informal votes230.5
Turnout 2,29461.5
  Free Trade hold 2 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Saturday 12 February  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Garland (re-elected 1)1,16038.7
Free Trade Charles Jeanneret (elected 2)1,01433.8
Protectionist Francis Freehill 82427.5
Total formal votes2,998100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,94055.2

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Friday 23 October  [7]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Garland (elected 1)1,03439.5
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected 2)93235.6
Francis Freehill 65525.0
Total formal votes2,62199.4
Informal votes170.6
Turnout 1,72555.7

1884 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1884 Carcoar colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1884 Carcoar by-election
Friday 21 November  [8]
CandidateVotes%
Ezekiel Baker (elected)71545.9
Thomas Fitzpatrick 42627.3
Charles Garland 41726.7
Total formal votes1,558100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,55850.2
Andrew Lynch died. [8]

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Wednesday 6 December  [9]
CandidateVotes%
George Campbell (re-elected 1)1,07440.7
Andrew Lynch (re-elected 2)83331.6
Thomas Fitzpatrick 73227.7
Total formal votes2,63999.3
Informal votes190.7
Turnout 1,56654.8

1881 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1881 Carcoar colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1881 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 1 December  [10]
CandidateVotes%
George Campbell (elected)84658.1
Ezekiel Baker (defeated)61041.9
Total formal votes1,45696.4
Informal votes553.6
Turnout 1,51156.2
The sitting member Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption. [11]

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Monday 22 November  [12]
CandidateVotes%
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected 1)1,32043.6
Andrew Lynch (re-elected 2)88329.2
William Suttor 82527.3
Total formal votes3,02899.1
Informal votes291.0
Turnout 1,72464.6
 (1 new seat)
Ezekiel Baker was the sitting member for the abolished district of Goldfields South.

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Tuesday 30 October  [13]
CandidateVotes%
Andrew Lynch (re-elected)unopposed 

1876 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1876 Carcoar colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1876 Carcoar by-election
Wednesday 14 June  [14]
CandidateVotes%
Andrew Lynch (elected)unopposed 
Solomon Meyer resigned. [14]

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Monday 28 December 1874  [15]
CandidateVotes%
Solomon Meyer (elected)52350.4
T R Icely51449.6
Total formal votes1,03797.5
Informal votes272.5
Turnout 1,06452.0

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Monday 26 February  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas West (elected)unopposed

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Thursday 23 December 1869  [17]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Driver (elected)unopposed

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Wednesday 21 December 1864  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Barnard Stimpson (elected)unopposed

1862 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1862 Carcoar colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1862 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 16 October  [19]
CandidateVotes%
William Dalley (elected)unopposed 
William Watt resigned. [19]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Tuesday 11 December  [20]
CandidateVotes%
William Watt (re-elected)20255.0
James Murphy 16545.0
Total formal votes36798.9
Informal votes41.1
Turnout 37146.5

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Carcoar.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Tuesday 21 June  [21]
CandidateVotes%
William Watt (elected)unopposed

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References

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  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1884 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1881 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Nairn, Bede (1969). "Baker, Ezekiel Alexander (1823–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 3. Melbourne University Press. ISSN   1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  14. 1 2 Green, Antony. "Carcoar by-election 1876". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  18. ↑ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  19. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1861 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  20. ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  21. ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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