Electoral results for the district of Eden

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Eden, 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   Daniel Egan None
1860
1864-65
1869-70   Henry Clarke None
1872
1874-75
1877 MemberParty
1880   Henry Clarke None  James Garvan None
1882
1885
1887   Protectionist   Protectionist
1889
1891

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Wednesday 24 June [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Henry Clarke (elected 1)1,07930.3
Protectionist James Garvan (elected 2)1,02128.7
Free Trade William Neilley60317.0
Ind. Protectionist William Boot51014.3
Ind. Protectionist Richard Crabb3449.7
Total formal votes3,55797.5
Informal votes902.5
Turnout 2,69072.4
  Protectionist hold 2 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Saturday 2 February [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Henry Clarke (elected 1)1,64745.1
Protectionist James Garvan (elected 2)1,45739.9
Free Trade Nicholas Downing54514.9
Total formal votes3,64999.4
Informal votes220.6
Turnout 2,04158.0
  Protectionist hold 2 

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Friday 11 February [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Henry Clarke (re-elected)unopposed
Protectionist James Garvan (re-elected)unopposed

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Thursday 29 October [7]
CandidateVotes%
James Garvan (re-elected 1)1,38540.5
Henry Clarke (re-elected 2)1,25336.6
Henry Walker78522.9
Total formal votes3,42399.2
Informal votes290.8
Turnout 2,15668.7

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Monday 11 December [8]
CandidateVotes%
James Garvan (re-elected 2)unopposed
Henry Clarke (re-elected 1)unopposed
Total formal votes15,07199.7
Informal votes530.4
Turnout 4,71958.7

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Friday 26 November [9]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Clarke (re-elected 1)1,09940.5
James Garvan (elected 2)89933.1
W Manning37513.8
Alexander Hutchison 34412.7
Total formal votes2,71799.2
Informal votes220.8
Turnout 2,73953.5
 (1 new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Tuesday 30 October [10]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Clarke (re-elected)82569.6
Sir Henry Parkes 36130.4
Total formal votes1,186100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,21654.5

1874-75

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Monday 28 December 1874 [11]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Clarke (re-elected)66774.4
William Clements23025.6
Total formal votes897100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 89748.0

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Monday 26 February [12]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Clarke (re-elected)76061.6
John D'Arcy47038.1
William Clements40.3
Total formal votes1,234100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,26267.0

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Tuesday 14 December 1869 [13]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Clarke (elected)59050.5
Daniel Egan (defeated)57849.5
Total formal votes1,168100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,16872.9

1864-65

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Saturday 24 December 1864 [14]
CandidateVotes%
Daniel Egan (re-elected)unopposed

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Monday 10 December [15]
CandidateVotes%
Daniel Egan (re-elected)unopposed 

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Thursday 23 June [16]
CandidateVotes%
Daniel Egan (elected)33755.6
Henry Clarke 26944.4
Total formal votes606100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 60578.7
Daniel Egan was defeated as the sitting member for Monara.

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