Electoral results for the district of Glen Innes

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Glen Innes 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
1880   William Fergusson None
1882
1885
1887   George Matheson Free Trade MemberParty
1889   Francis Wright Protectionist   Alexander Hutchison Protectionist
1891
1894
1895
1898
1901   Progressive
1903 by   Follett Thomas Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1903 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1903 Glen Innes state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1903 Glen Innes by-election
Wednesday 28 October  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Follett Thomas (elected)86558.1+27.1
Progressive Alexander Hay 62441.9+1.8
Total formal votes1,48999.3+0.5
Informal votes100.7−0.5
Turnout 1,49966.6  [lower-alpha 1] +1.1
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Francis Wright died. [4]

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Glen Innes   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Francis Wright 58440.1-9.3
Independent Liberal Follet Thomas 45231.0
Independent Thomas Chandler42128.9-14.4
Total formal votes1,45798.8−0.5
Informal votes181.2+0.5
Turnout 1,47565.5+10.3
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Francis Wright 52049.4
Independent Thomas Chandler45543.3
Independent John Wetherspoon 777.3
Total formal votes1,05299.3
Informal votes80.8
Turnout 1,06055.2
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Wright 51046.8
Independent Labour Alexander Hutchison 36833.8
Free Trade John Wetherspoon 21119.4
Total formal votes1,08999.3
Informal votes80.7
Turnout 1,09762.0
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Wright 58944.2
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison 50838.1
Ind. Protectionist William Cameron20015.0
Labour John Souter372.8
Total formal votes1,33498.7
Informal votes181.3
Turnout 1,35277.3
Protectionist win(previously 2 members)

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 27 June  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Wright (re-elected 1)87733.7
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison (re-elected 2)74728.7
Free Trade George Simpson 50619.4
Protectionist Christopher Legh47418.2
Total formal votes2,60498.8
Informal votes311.2
Turnout 1,59359.0
  Protectionist hold 2 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 16 February  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Wright (elected 1)67131.2
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison (elected 2)57826.9
Protectionist William Fergusson 47822.2
Free Trade Walter Vivian 42319.7
Total formal votes2,15099.1
Informal votes190.9
Turnout 1,37559.8
  Protectionist win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade (1 new seat)
The sitting member George Matheson (Free Trade) did not contest the election.

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 19 February  [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Matheson (elected)60451.6
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison 56748.4
Total formal votes1,17198.3
Informal votes201.7
Turnout 1,19142.1
The sitting member William Fergusson unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Monday 19 October  [12]
CandidateVotes%
William Fergusson (re-elected)57455.3
Alexander Hutchison 39838.3
W Pomeroy666.4
Total formal votes1,03897.7
Informal votes252.4
Turnout 1,06143.7

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Wednesday 20 December  [13]
CandidateVotes%
William Fergusson (re-elected)unopposed

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Wednesday 24 November  [14]
CandidateVotes%
William Fergusson (elected)51454.3
Edward Bennett43245.7
Total formal votes94698.3
Informal votes161.7
Turnout 97261.7
 (new seat)
Glen Innes was created from the northern part of New England.

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 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 15 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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