Electoral results for the district of Grafton

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Grafton, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1880   John See None
1882
1885
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891
1895
1898
1901   Progressive

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Grafton   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John See 84394.2+31.7
Independent Liberal Frederick Wilcox525.8
Total formal votes89599.0-0.5
Informal votes91.0+0.5
Turnout 90437.9-28.2
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal John See 89862.5
Independent Federalist Frederick McGuren53937.5
Total formal votes1,43799.5
Informal votes70.5
Turnout 1,44466.1
National Federal hold 

1895

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John See 99457.2
Ind. Protectionist William Hawthorne63636.6
Ind. Protectionist Edmund Hockey1096.3
Total formal votes1,73999.2
Informal votes140.8
Turnout 1,75383.2
Protectionist hold 

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Thursday 18 June  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John See (re-elected)unopposed 
Protectionist hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Monday 4 February  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John See (elected)95571.2
Protectionist Richard Becher38628.8
Total formal votes1,34198.0
Informal votes282.1
Turnout 1,36959.9
Protectionist hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Saturday 5 February  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John See (re-elected)unopposed

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Tuesday 15 October  [11]
CandidateVotes%
John See (re-elected)unopposed 

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Saturday 9 December  [12]
CandidateVotes%
John See (re-elected)unopposed

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Grafton.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Friday 26 November  [13]
CandidateVotes%
John See (elected)63655.4
Richard Stevenson 51344.7
Total formal votes1,14997.2
Informal votes332.8
Turnout 1,18262.3
 (new seat)
Grafton was created from part of The Clarence.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 September 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 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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