Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland

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Central Cumberland, 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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ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1859   John Laycock None  James Atkinson None
1860
1863 by   Allan Macpherson None
1864   John Hay None
1867 by   John Lackey None
1868 by   Samuel Lyons None
1869   Edward Flood None
1872   John Hurley None
1875   Joseph Wearne None
1875 by   William Long None
1877 by
1877   Andrew McCulloch None
1880
1885 by   Varney Parkes NoneMemberParty
1885   Nathaniel Bull None
1887   Free Trade   Free Trade   Frank Farnell Free Trade
1887 by
March 1888 by   John Nobbs Free Trade
May 1888 by   David Buchanan Protectionist MemberParty
1889   Robert Ritchie Free Trade   John Linsley Free Trade
June 1889 by   David Dale Free Trade
September 1889 by
1891
1891 by
 		 Jacob Garrard Free Trade
1893 by   George McCredie Free Trade

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1893 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1893 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1893 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 6 May  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George McCredie (elected)2,41766.2
Free Trade John Nobbs (defeated)1,29234.8
Total formal votes3,70998.9
Informal votes401.1
Turnout 3,74937.8  [lower-alpha 1]
Free Trade hold 
John Nobbs (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy. [4]

1891 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1891 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1891 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 29 August  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (elected)1,67439.3
Labour John Marshall90421.2
Protectionist John Gannon67916.0
Protectionist Cyrus Fuller4039.5
Free Trade Thomas Taylor 3247.6
Free Trade William Brodie2726.4
Total formal votes4,25697.5
Informal votes1092.5
Turnout 4,36544.0
Free Trade hold 
Robert Ritchie (Free Trade) died. [6]

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Wednesday 17 June  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Frank Farnell (re-elected 1)2,85015.8
Free Trade Robert Ritchie (re-elected 2)2,49113.8
Free Trade John Nobbs (re-elected 3)2,43513.5
Free Trade David Dale (re-elected 4)1,97811.0
Labour John Gannon1,6149.0
Protectionist Cyrus Fuller1,4498.0
Labour John Marshall1,3897.7
Protectionist Walter Airey1,0926.1
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Taylor 1,0165.6
Ind. Free Trade John Forsyth9645.4
Ind. Free Trade John Ferguson7404.1
Total formal votes18,01899.1
Informal votes1630.9
Turnout 5,74457.9
  Free Trade hold 4 

Elections in the 1880s

September 1889 by-election

This section is an excerpt from September 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1889 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 28 September  [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Frank Farnell (elected)unopposed
Free Trade hold 
Frank Farnell (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy. [7]

June 1889 by-election

This section is an excerpt from June 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1889 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 22 June  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade David Dale (elected)1,98548.0
Protectionist Alban Gee1,65740.1
Ind. Free Trade William Brodie46811.3
Free Trade Thomas Taylor 270.7
Total formal votes4,13797.7
Informal votes972.3
Turnout 4,23443.2
Free Trade hold 
The by-election was caused by the death of John Linsley (Free Trade). [8]

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 9 February  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Frank Farnell (elected 1)3,33917.1
Free Trade John Nobbs (elected 2)3,22216.5
Free Trade Robert Ritchie (elected 3)3,14316.1
Free Trade John Linsley (elected 4)3,04015.5
Protectionist Alban Gee1,8069.2
Protectionist Nathaniel Bull 1,7979.2
Protectionist Warden Graves1,6228.3
Protectionist John Thorpe1,5958.2
Total formal votes19,56499.6
Informal votes840.4
Turnout 5,05952.2
  Free Trade hold 3 and win 1(1 new seat)
David Buchanan (Protectionist) won a seat in a by-election in May 1888 and unsuccessfully contested Balmain.

May 1888 by-election

This section is an excerpt from May 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1888 Central Cumberland by-election
Tuesday 15 May  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist David Buchanan (elected)1,22248.5
Free Trade George Simpson95437.8
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Taylor 34513.7
Total formal votes2,52197.1
Informal votes762.9
Turnout 2,59728.8
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Andrew McCulloch (Free Trade). [10]

March 1888 by-election

This section is an excerpt from March 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1888 Central Cumberland by-election
Wednesday 14 March  [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Nobbs (elected)1,92357.0
Protectionist John Watkin1,45343.0
Total formal votes3,37698.0
Informal votes682.8
Turnout 3,44438.3
Free Trade hold 
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Varney Parkes (Free Trade). [12]

1887 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1887 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1887 Central Cumberland by-election
Wednesday 28 December  [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Andrew McCulloch (elected)1,66755.8
Protectionist Nathaniel Bull 1,32244.2
Total formal votes2,98997.2
Informal votes872.8
Turnout 3,07634.2
Free Trade hold 
Andrew McCulloch (Free Trade) resigned due to insolvency. [13]

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 12 February  [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes (re-elected 1)2,40425.8
Free Trade Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2)2,11922.7
Free Trade Frank Farnell (elected 3)1,86119.9
Free Trade John Nobbs 1,77519.0
Protectionist Nathaniel Bull (defeated)1,17312.6
Total formal votes9,33299.3
Informal votes670.7
Turnout 4,04051.3

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Thursday 29 October  [15]
CandidateVotes%
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 1)1,95321.3
Nathaniel Bull (elected 2)1,87920.5
Varney Parkes (re-elected 3)1,85820.3
Cyrus Fuller1,50316.4
Charles Scrivener97310.6
Frank Farnell 8088.8
Henry Statham1802.0
Total formal votes9,15498.6
Informal votes1281.4
Turnout 3,97666.2
 (1 new seat)

1885 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1885 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1885 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 24 September  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Varney Parkes (elected)1,26651.3
Nathaniel Bull 1,20348.7
Total formal votes2,46997.2
Informal votes702.8
Turnout 2,53942.2
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Lackey who was appointed to the Legislative Council. [17]

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Tuesday 5 December  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 1)1,41939.0
John Lackey (re-elected 2)1,25834.6
Nathaniel Bull 96426.5
Total formal votes3,64198.9
Informal votes391.1
Turnout 2,40462.3

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Monday 22 November  [19]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (re-elected 1)1,47041.0
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2)1,35037.6
Thomas Wearne77021.5
Total formal votes3,59099.0
Informal votes361.0
Turnout 2,21662.9

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Monday 29 October  [20]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (re-elected)unopposed 
Andrew McCulloch (elected)unopposed 
The other sitting member William Long successfully contested Parramatta. [21]

1877 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1877 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1877 Central Cumberland by-election
Friday 31 August  [22]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (elected 1)87454.8
William Long (elected 2)72245.2
Robert Graham13410.8
Jeremiah O'Connell524.2
Total formal votes1,23699.2
Informal votes100.0
Turnout 1,24627.4  [lower-alpha 2]
The by-election was caused by the appointment of William Long and John Lackey to positions in the fourth Robertson ministry. [22]

1875 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1875 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1875 Central Cumberland by-election
Monday 28 June  [23]
CandidateVotes%
William Long (elected)87454.8
Andrew McCulloch 72245.2
Total formal votes1,596100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,59670.3
Joseph Wearne rsigned. [23]

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Friday 8 January 1875  [24]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (re-elected 1)69228.9
Joseph Wearne (elected 2)62426.0
Joseph O'Connor 39116.3
Andrew McCulloch 32813.7
Charles Jeanneret 25610.7
Nicholas Raven994.1
Maurice Reynolds80.3
Total formal votes2,398100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 2,39855.1

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Thursday 22 February  [25]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (re-elected 1)76242.2
John Hurley (elected 2)57331.7
Henry Zions43123.8
Frederick Birmingham341.9
Total formal votes8100.0
Informal votes1,8080.0
Turnout 1,80839.4

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Tuesday 28 December 1869  [26]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (re-elected 1)71329.4
Edward Flood (elected 2)62925.9
William Campbell 61625.4
James Jones46719.3
Total formal votes2,425100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,90078.6

1868 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1868 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1868 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 17 December  [27]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Lyons (elected)49552.9
James Jones44047.1
Total formal votes935100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 93543.3
Allan Macpherson resigned. [27]

1867 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1867 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1867 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 27 June  [28]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (elected)31453.3
Robert Graham5346.7
Total formal votes367100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 36718.1
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Hay who was then appointed to the Legislative Council. [28]

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 26 November 1864  [29]
CandidateVotes%
John Hay (re-elected 1)58433.6
Allan Macpherson (re-elected 2)54931.6
John Laycock (defeated)40123.1
George Oakes 18410.6
James Atkinson 191.1
Total formal votes1,737100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,73738.8

1863 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1863 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1863 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 6 June  [30]
CandidateVotes%
Allan Macpherson (elected)58653.3
James Atkinson (defeated)51446.7
Total formal votes1,100100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,10050.1
James Atkinson resigned due to insolvency and re-contested the seat. [30]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 22 December 1860  [31]
CandidateVotes%
John Laycock (re-elected 1)34625.2
James Atkinson (re-elected 2)33524.4
David Bell29421.4
James Farnell 21515.7
Allan Macpherson 18413.4
Total formal votes1,374100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,37436.6
James Farnell was the member for St Leonards and had already unsuccessfully contested Goldfields West.

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Thursday 23 June  [32]
CandidateVotes%
James Atkinson (elected 1)38935.1
John Laycock (elected 2)35832.3
John Lackey 34330.9
John Beit201.8
Total formal votes1,110100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,11032.8

Notes

  1. ↑ based on an electoral roll of 9,914 at the 1891 election. [5]
  2. ↑ based on an electoral roll of 2,270 at the 1875 by-election

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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.
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  6. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 Green, Antony. "September 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. 1 2 Green, Antony. "June 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "March 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mr Varney Parkes (1859-1935)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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  23. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1875 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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  28. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1867 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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