Electoral results for the district of East Maitland

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East Maitland, 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 affiliation
1859   Joseph Chambers None
1859 by   James Dickson None
1860
June 1863 by   John Darvall None
August 1863 by
1864   Alexander Dodds None
1869
1872   Stephen Scholey None
1874
1877
1878 by   Henry Badgery None
1880   James Brunker None
1882
1885
1887   Free Trade
1889
1891
1894
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: East Maitland   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Brunker 99067.6+15.6
Independent Progressive William McIlroy47532.4
Total formal votes1,46599.7+0.7
Informal votes40.3-0.7
Turnout 1,46969.9-0.2
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker 70552.0
National Federal Samuel Clift65048.0
Total formal votes1,35599.0
Informal votes141.0
Turnout 1,36970.1
Free Trade hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker 85460.5
Labour Peter Curran31922.6
Ind. Protectionist Samuel Clift23816.9
Total formal votes1,41199.1
Informal votes130.9
Turnout 1,42480.0
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker 1,00169.5
Labour Peter Curran43930.5
Total formal votes1,44099.0
Informal votes141.0
Turnout 1,45481.0
Free Trade hold 

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Wednesday 17 June  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker (re-elected)63277.9
Protectionist John Rigg17922.1
Total formal votes81198.5
Informal votes121.5
Turnout 82362.1
Free Trade hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Saturday 2 February  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker (elected)unopposed
Free Trade hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Tuesday 8 February  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker (re-elected)unopposed

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Friday 16 October  [11]
CandidateVotes%
James Brunker (re-elected)unopposed 

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Wednesday 6 December  [12]
CandidateVotes%
James Brunker (re-elected)unopposed

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Wednesday 24 November  [13]
CandidateVotes%
James Brunker (elected)unopposed
The sitting member Henry Badgery successfully contested Monaro.

Elections in the 1870s

1878 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1878 East Maitland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1878 East Maitland by-election
Wednesday 5 June  [14]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Badgery (elected)30246.7
Charles Heydon 17527.1
Joseph Gorrick 16926.2
Total formal votes64698.8
Informal votes81.2
Turnout 65481.6
Stephen Scholey died. [14]

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Wednesday 31 October  [15]
CandidateVotes%
Stephen Scholey (re-elected)26850.2
Alexander Dodds 26649.8
Total formal votes53499.1
Informal votes50.9
Turnout 53970.2

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Wednesday 16 December 1874  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Stephen Scholey (re-elected)25252.9
Alexander Dodds 22146.4
Abel Cobcroft30.6
William Miles00.0
Total formal votes47694.6
Informal votes275.4
Turnout 50366.4

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Saturday 24 February  [17]
CandidateVotes%
Stephen Scholey (elected)31652.8
Alexander Dodds (defeated)27846.4
Archibald Hamilton 50.8
Total formal votes59998.0
Informal votes122.0
Turnout 61167.9

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Thursday 16 December 1869  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Dodds (re-elected)27053.5
Stephen Scholey 23546.5
Total formal votes50596.7
Informal votes173.3
Turnout 52266.8

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Friday 16 December 1864  [19]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Dodds (elected)unopposed

August 1863 by-election

This section is an excerpt from August 1863 East Maitland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
August 1863 East Maitland by-election
Tuesday 11 August  [20]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall (elected)31455.2
Henry Parkes 25544.8
Total formal votes569100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 56974.1
John Darvall had been appointed Attorney General in the third Cowper ministry. [20]

June 1863 by-election

This section is an excerpt from June 1863 East Maitland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
June 1863 East Maitland by-election
Thursday, 18 June  [21]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall (elected)19450.7
Archibald Hamilton 18949.4
Total formal votes383100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 38349.9
James Dickson died. [21]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Friday 14 December  [22]
CandidateVotes%
James Dickson (re-elected)25484.1
James Cox4815.9
Total formal votes302100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 30235.8

Elections in the 1850s

1859 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1859 East Maitland colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1859 East Maitland by-election
Thursday 15 September  [23]
CandidateVotes%
James Dickson (elected)22356.6
Peter Faucett 17143.4
Total formal votes394100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 39470.7
The seat of Joseph Chambers was declared vacant because he had accepted appointment as a Crown Prosecutor at Quarter Sessions. [23]

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § East Maitland.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Saturday 18 June  [24]
CandidateVotes%
Joseph Chambers (elected)21061.6
James Dickson (defeated)13138.4
Total formal votes341100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 34161.2

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 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. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Maitland East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Maitland East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Maitland East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Maitland East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Maitland East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1878 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1874-5 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  18. ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1864-5 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  20. 1 2 Green, Antony. "August 1863 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  21. 1 2 Green, Antony. "June 1863 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  22. ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  23. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  24. ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 East Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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