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]
| Election | Member | Party 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | James Brunker | 990 | 67.6 | +15.6 | |
| Ind. Progressive | William McIlroy | 475 | 32.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,465 | 99.7 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 4 | 0.3 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,469 | 69.9 | −0.2 | ||
| Liberal Reform hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | James Brunker | 705 | 52.0 | ||
| National Federal | Samuel Clift | 650 | 48.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,355 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,369 | 70.1 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | James Brunker | 854 | 60.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Curran | 319 | 22.6 | ||
| Ind. Protectionist | Samuel Clift | 238 | 16.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,411 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 13 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,424 | 80.0 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | James Brunker | 1,001 | 69.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Curran | 439 | 30.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,440 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,454 | 81.0 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | James Brunker (re-elected) | 632 | 77.9 | ||
| Protectionist | John Rigg | 179 | 22.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 811 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 12 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 823 | 62.1 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | James Brunker (elected) | unopposed | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | James Brunker (re-elected) | unopposed | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Brunker (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Brunker (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Brunker (elected) | unopposed | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Badgery (elected) | 302 | 46.7 | |
| Charles Heydon | 175 | 27.1 | |
| Joseph Gorrick | 169 | 26.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 646 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | 8 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | 654 | 81.6 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | 268 | 50.2 | |
| Alexander Dodds | 266 | 49.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 534 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | 539 | 70.2 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | 252 | 52.9 | |
| Alexander Dodds | 221 | 46.4 | |
| Abel Cobcroft | 3 | 0.6 | |
| William Miles | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 476 | 94.6 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | 503 | 66.4 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Scholey (elected) | 316 | 52.8 | |
| Alexander Dodds (defeated) | 278 | 46.4 | |
| Archibald Hamilton | 5 | 0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 599 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | 12 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 611 | 67.9 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Dodds (re-elected) | 270 | 53.5 | |
| Stephen Scholey | 235 | 46.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 505 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | 17 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | 522 | 66.8 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Dodds (elected) | unopposed | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Darvall (elected) | 314 | 55.2 | |
| Henry Parkes | 255 | 44.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 569 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 569 | 74.1 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Darvall (elected) | 194 | 50.7 | |
| Archibald Hamilton | 189 | 49.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 383 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 383 | 49.9 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Dickson (re-elected) | 254 | 84.1 | |
| James Cox | 48 | 15.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 302 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 302 | 35.8 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Dickson (elected) | 223 | 56.6 | |
| Peter Faucett | 171 | 43.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 394 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 394 | 70.7 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Chambers (elected) | 210 | 61.6 | |
| James Dickson (defeated) | 131 | 38.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 341 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 341 | 61.2 | |