Electoral results for the district of Gwydir

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Gwydir, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 until 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   Richard Jenkins None
1860   Francis Rusden None
1865   Thomas Dangar None
1865 by
1869
1872
1874
1877
1880   William Campbell None
1882
1885
1886 by   Thomas Hassall None
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891
 
ElectionMemberParty
1904   George Jones Labour
1907
1910
1913   John Crane Farmers and Settlers
1917   Nationalist

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Gwydir.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Gwydir   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Crane 3,54259.2+4.4
Labor William Scully 2,44040.8-4.4
Total formal votes5,98299.4+2.0
Informal votes380.6−2.0
Turnout 6,02061.0−2.2
Nationalist hold Swing +4.4

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Gwydir.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Gwydir   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers and Settlers John Crane   [lower-alpha 1] 3,73754.8
Labor George Jones 3,08145.2
Total formal votes6,81897.4
Informal votes1822.6
Turnout 7,00063.2
Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Gwydir   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Jones 2,63463.0
Liberal Reform Edward Spear1,54737.0
Total formal votes4,18196.8
Informal votes1383.2
Turnout 4,31946.6
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: The Gwydir   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Jones 2,30260.6
Independent Liberal Thomas Hogan1,49539.4
Total formal votes3,79795.7
Informal votes1694.3
Turnout 3,96654.8
Labour hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Gwydir   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Jones 1,97050.3
Liberal Reform Percy Stirton 1,94549.7
Total formal votes3,91599.1
Informal votes340.9
Turnout 3,94960.2
Labour win(new seat)
The Gwydir was a new seat and comprised the abolished seat of Moree and part of Inverell. The member for Moree was Percy Stirton (Liberal Reform) and George Jones (Labour) was the member for Inverell.

District recreated

1894 - 1904

District abolished

Elections in the 1890s

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Friday 3 July  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Hassall (elected)84156.4
Labour Leonard Court64943.6
Total formal votes1,49097.1
Informal votes452.9
Turnout 1,53552.3
Protectionist hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Monday 28 January  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Hassall (elected)unopposed
Protectionist hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Thursday 10 February  [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Hassall (re-elected)unopposed

1886 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1886 Gwydir colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1886 Gwydir by-election
Thursday 10 June  [12]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Hassall (elected)48258.1
Thomas Mayne21125.5
James Wearne13616.4
Total formal votes829100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 82938.1
William Campbell resigned. [12]

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Friday 23 October  [13]
CandidateVotes%
William Campbell (re-elected)37654.3
Thomas Dangar (defeated)31745.7
Total formal votes69396.3
Informal votes273.8
Turnout 72036.7
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for The Namoi.

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Wednesday 13 December  [14]
CandidateVotes%
William Campbell (re-elected)40568.4
Thomas Hassall 18731.6
Total formal votes59298.2
Informal votes111.8
Turnout 60335.8

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Tuesday 30 November  [15]
CandidateVotes%
William Campbell (elected)unopposed
The sitting member Thomas Dangar successfully contested The Namoi.

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Monday 5 November  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)unopposed 

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Saturday 26 December 1874  [17]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)54058.2
Captain W H Mosely38841.8
Total formal votes92898.5
Informal votes141.5
Turnout 94237.3

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Thursday 21 March  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)21329.9
Adolph Goldman16322.9
John Macansh 16122.6
Alexander Bowman 10314.5
David Jones7310.2
Total formal votes71397.3
Informal votes202.7
Turnout 73338.5

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Friday 24 December 1869  [19]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)36983.1
Edward Sharp7516.9
Total formal votes44497.4
Informal votes122.6
Turnout 45629.5

1865 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1865 Gwydir colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1865 Gwydir by-election
Thursday 29 June and Thursday 20 July  [20] [22]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Dangar (re-elected)24659.7
John Single16540.0
Thomas Dangar Sr   [lower-alpha 3] 10.2
Total formal votes412100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 41236.3
The election of Thomas Dangar was declared void by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications because he had a contract to carry mail, which was an office of profit under the Crown. [22]

1865

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Tuesday 24 January 1865  [24]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Dangar (elected)14552.2
John Single9233.1
Francis Rusden (defeated)4114.8
Total formal votes278100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 27829.5

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Wednesday 19 December  [25]
CandidateVotes%
Francis Rusden (elected)3859.4
Richard Jenkins (defeated)2640.6
Total formal votes64100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 6410.6

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Gwydir.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Thursday 7 July  [26]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Jenkins (re-elected)unopposed

Notes

  1. ↑ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  2. ↑ The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 11 July 1865 which did not include returns from 5 polling places, Bingera, Gideon's Inn, Mugundie, Wellbedunga and Yetman. [21]
  3. ↑ The proposer intended to refer to Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar but was not aware he had more than one name and the nomination was recorded as being of his step father Thomas Dangar Sr, the former member for the Upper Hunter. [23]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 The Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 The Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1886 results Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Gwydir". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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