Electoral results for the district of Hastings and Macleay

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The Hastings and The Macleay, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Francis Clarke Protectionist
1895
1898   National Federal
1898 by   Edmund Barton National Federal
1900 by   Francis Clarke Protectionist
1901   Robert Davidson Liberal Reform
1903
1907
1910   Henry Morton Independent
1913
1917   Nationalist

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Hastings and Macleay.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Hastings and Macleay   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Henry Morton 4,52864.4+64.4
Labor Hercules Rowe2,50635.6+35.6
Total formal votes7,03499.1+0.7
Informal votes630.9-0.7
Turnout 7,09761.4-17.0
Member changed to Nationalist from Independent  

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Hastings and Macleay.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Hastings and Macleay   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Henry Morton 4,51552.9
Farmers and Settlers Robert Davidson   [lower-alpha 1] 4,02547.1
Total formal votes8,54098.4
Informal votes1351.6
Turnout 8,67578.4
Independent hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Hastings and The Macleay.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Hastings and The Macleay   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Robert Davidson 2,66145.1-4.3
Independent Henry Morton 2,11735.9
Labour Hugh Bridson1,12019.0
Total formal votes5,89897.8+1.0
Informal votes1302.2-1.0
Turnout 6,02873.4+6.8
1910 New South Wales state election: Hastings and Macleay - Second Round [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Henry Morton 3,46754.9
Liberal Reform Robert Davidson (defeated)2,84945.1-4.3
Total formal votes6,31699.1+2.3
Informal votes570.9-2.3
Turnout 6,37377.6+11.0
Independent gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Hastings and Macleay.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Hastings and Macleay   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Robert Davidson 2,33449.4
Independent Edward Noonan2,00242.4
Independent William Newton3878.2
Total formal votes4,72396.8
Informal votes1563.2
Turnout 4,87966.6
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Hastings and The Macleay.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Hastings and The Macleay   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Robert Davidson 2,30357.4
Progressive Percival Basche1,70942.6
Total formal votes4,01298.7
Informal votes521.3
Turnout 4,06462.9
Liberal Reform hold 
The Hastings and The Macleay was expanded to include part of the abolished seat of The Manning. The member for The Hastings and The Macleay was Robert Davidson (Liberal Reform). The member for The Manning was John Thomson (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested Gloucester.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § The Hastings and The Macleay.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: The Hastings and The Macleay   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Robert Davidson 57828.9
Progressive Percival Basche42021.0
Independent Edward Noonan40320.2
Independent Otho Dangar 37618.8
Independent Hugh Bridson22011.0
Total formal votes1,99799.3
Informal votes140.7
Turnout 2,01174.6
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
The sitting member was Francis Clarke (Progressive) who did not contest the election as he had been elected in March 1901 to the federal seat of Cowper.

1900 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1900 Hastings and Macleay colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1900 Hastings and Macleay by-election
Thursday 1 March  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Clarke 61647.3
Independent Hugh Bridson41331.7
Independent Percival Basche27321.0
Total formal votes1,30298.7
Informal votes171.3
Turnout 1,31953.9
Protectionist hold 
Edmund Barton (Protectionist) resigned to travel to London with Alfred Deakin and Charles Kingston to explain the federation bill to the British Government. [10]

Elections in the 1890s

1898 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1898 Hastings and Macleay colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1898 Hastings and Macleay by-election
Friday 23 September  [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Edmund Barton (elected)96059.3
Free Trade Sydney Smith 65840.7
Total formal votes1,61899.7
Informal votes40.3
Turnout 1,62266.8
National Federal hold 
Francis Clarke (National Federal) resigned to allow Edmund Barton to re-enter parliament. [11]

1898

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § The Hastings and The Macleay.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings and The Macleay   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Clarke 79151.8
Free Trade Walter Vivian 73648.2
Total formal votes1,52799.1
Informal votes140.9
Turnout 1,54169.9
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § The Hastings and The Macleay.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings and The Macleay   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Francis Clarke 66836.7
Free Trade Walter Vivian 55630.6
Ind. Protectionist Otho Dangar 49427.2
Ind. Protectionist Enoch Rudder613.4
Labour Henry Stuart 402.2
Total formal votes1,81998.6
Informal votes261.4
Turnout 1,84582.4
Protectionist win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1910 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 The Hastings and The Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 The Hastings and The Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1900 Hastings and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  11. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1898 Hastings and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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