Electoral results for the district of Gundagai

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Gundagai, 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   William Forster None
1882 by   Bruce Smith None
1882
1884 by   James Watson None
1885   Jack Want None
1887   Ind. Free Trade
1889   John Barnes Protectionist
1891
1894
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 § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Gundagai   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Barnes 78539.4-0.3
Independent Walter Griffin70935.6
Liberal Reform John Miller44922.5
Independent Liberal James Cook492.5
Total formal votes1,99298.9+0.8
Informal votes221.1-0.8
Turnout 2,01469.54.0
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal John Barnes 59139.7
Independent Federalist John Miller51134.3
Independent Federalist Waldo Sibthorpe31621.2
Labour William Matchett704.7
Total formal votes1,48898.1
Informal votes291.9
Turnout 1,51763.5
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Barnes 64847.8
Labour John Day46434.2
Ind. Protectionist John Miller24418.0
Total formal votes1,35699.1
Informal votes131.0
Turnout 1,36966.9
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Barnes 69946.3
Independent Labour Robert McCook38525.5
Free Trade Frederick Pinkstone33322.1
Ind. Free Trade Richard Ramsden926.1
Total formal votes1,50996.9
Informal votes483.1
Turnout 1,55777.8
Protectionist hold 

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Saturday 27 June  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Barnes (elected)88762.2
Free Trade Henry Deakin54037.8
Total formal votes1,42797.6
Informal votes352.4
Turnout 1,46264.1
Protectionist hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Saturday 9 February  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Barnes (elected)68654.1
Protectionist John McLaughlin 58245.9
Total formal votes1,26897.7
Informal votes302.3
Turnout 1,29858.4
  Protectionist gain from Ind. Free Trade  
The sitting member Jack Want (Independent Free Trade) did not contest the election, having been elected for Paddington on 2 February.

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 16 February  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade Jack Want (re-elected)70155.3
Protectionist Robert Newman56644.7
Total formal votes1,26798.5
Informal votes191.5
Turnout 1,28649.2

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Thursday 22 October  [11]
CandidateVotes%
Jack Want (elected)94362.8
Gerard Phillips55937.2
Total formal votes1,50298.7
Informal votes201.3
Turnout 1,52264.1

1884 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1884 Gundagai colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1884 Gundagai by-election
Tuesday 22 April  [12]
CandidateVotes%
James Watson (elected)55850.3
Jack Want 55249.7
Total formal votes1,110100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,11061.1
Bruce Smith resigned. [12]

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 13 December  [13]
CandidateVotes%
Bruce Smith (re-elected)58862.9
Frederick Pinkstone34737.1
Total formal votes93598.3
Informal votes161.7
Turnout 95154.5
Bruce Smith had been successful at a by-election on 23 November 1882 however parliament was dissolved on the same day and he could not take his seat.

1882 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1882 Gundagai colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1882 Gundagai by-election
Thursday 23 November  [14]
CandidateVotes%
Bruce Smith (elected)38070.5
George Wallace9217.1
Robert Barbour 6712.4
Total formal votes539100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 53930.9
William Forster died. [14]

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Tuesday 30 November  [15]
CandidateVotes%
William Forster (elected)60052.2
Frederick Pinkstone30326.4
Samuel Swift24621.4
Total formal votes1,14998.5
Informal votes171.5
Turnout 1,16766.7
 (new seat)
Gundagai partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gundagai". 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 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1884 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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