Electoral results for the district of Goldfields West

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Goldfields West, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   Robert Wisdom None
1860
1865   Stephen Donnelly None
1867 by   George Thornton None
1869 by   Walter Church None
1870
1872   David Buchanan None
1875
1877   Louis Beyers None

Election results

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 12 November [4]
CandidateVotes%
Louis Beyers (elected)47657.9
David Buchanan (defeated)34642.1
Total formal votes82297.9
Informal votes182.1
Turnout 8408.4

1875

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 11 January 1875 [5]
CandidateVotes%
David Buchanan (re-elected)1,44689.8
J P Sweeney16410.2
Total formal votes1,61098.2
Informal votes301.8
Turnout 1,6408.2

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 25 March [6]
CandidateVotes%
David Buchanan (elected)1,72745.4
James Plunkett1,15930.5
Walter Church (defeated)71018.7
Simon Belinfante2095.5
Total formal votes3,80597.1
Informal votes1142.9
Turnout 3,91924.5

Elections in the 1860s

1870

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 10 January 1870 [7]
CandidateVotes%
Walter Church (re-elected)81464.6
Geoffrey Eagar 38930.9
William Redman 574.5
Total formal votes1,260100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,27621.3

1869 by-election

1869 Goldfields West by-election
Monday 15 February [8]
CandidateVotes%
Walter Church (elected)32553.0
Charles Blakefield28847.0
Total formal votes613100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 6138.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of George Thornton. [8]

1867 by-election

1867 Goldfields West by-election
Tuesday 26 February [9]
CandidateVotes%
George Thornton (elected)34159.4
John Rae23340.6
Total formal votes574100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 5749.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Stephen Donnelly. [9]

1865

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Wednesday 19 December [11]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)38396.2
James Farnell (defeated)153.8
Total formal votes398100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 39810.0
James Farnell was the member for St Leonards and also unsuccessfully contested Central Cumberland.

Elections in the 1850s

1859

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