Electoral results for the district of Coonamble

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Coonamble, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Hugh Macdonald Labour
1895
1898
1901

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Coonamble [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Macdonald 89561.6
Independent Progressive John Reddan55738.4
Total formal votes1,45299.9+0.6
Informal votes20.1-0.6
Turnout 1,45448.2-7.0
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Coonamble [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Macdonald 78055.5
National Federal William Alison 62544.5
Total formal votes1,40599.3
Informal votes100.7
Turnout 1,41555.2
Labour hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Coonamble [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Macdonald 59851.4
Protectionist George Loughnan 56648.6
Total formal votes1,16499.3
Informal votes80.7
Turnout 1,17258.1
Labour hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Coonamble [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Macdonald 78052.1
Protectionist John Hellman51034.1
Ind. Protectionist John Fisher20613.8
Total formal votes1,49698.6
Informal votes221.5
Turnout 1,51874.8
Labour win(new seat)

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Coonamble". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  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. "Mr Hugh Macdonald (1850-1906)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1901 Coonamble". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1898 Coonamble". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1895 Coonamble". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1894 Coonamble". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.