Electoral results for the district of Macquarie

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Macquarie, until 1910 The Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894, re-created in 1904, retaining nothing but the name, then abolished in 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   James Tonkin Free Trade
1895   William Hurley Protectionist
1898
1901   Progressive
 
ElectionMemberParty
1904   Thomas Thrower Labour
1907   Charles Barton Liberal Reform
1910   Thomas Thrower Labor
1913
1917
1917 by   Patrick McGirr Labor

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1917 Macquarie state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1917 Macquarie by-election
Saturday 28 July  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Patrick McGirr 3,52150.8-0.1
Nationalist Murdock McLeod3,23246.6-2.6
Australian Producers Co-Operative Party Frank Foster 1822.6
Total formal votes6,93599.5+0.5
Informal votes340.5-0.5
Turnout 6,96965.1  [lower-alpha 1] -7.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
Thomas Thrower (Labor) died. [4]

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Macquarie.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Macquarie   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Thrower 3,89950.9+0.5
Nationalist Murdock McLeod3,76949.1-0.5
Total formal votes7,66899.0+1.6
Informal votes801.0-1.6
Turnout 7,74872.4-7.3
Labor hold Swing +0.5

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Macquarie.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Macquarie   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Thrower 4,05550.4
Farmers and Settlers Reginald Weaver   [lower-alpha 2] 3,99249.6
Total formal votes8,04797.4
Informal votes2162.6
Turnout 8,26379.7
Labor hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Macquarie.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Macquarie   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Thrower 3,69852.8+3.3
Liberal Reform James Burns 3,31147.2-3.3
Total formal votes7,00998.3+0.3
Informal votes1211.7-0.3
Turnout 7,13070.3-2.9
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Macquarie.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: The Macquarie   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Charles Barton 3,34450.5
Labour Thomas Thrower 3,27949.5
Total formal votes6,62398.0
Informal votes1362.0
Turnout 6,75973.2
Liberal Reform gain from Labour  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Macquarie.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Macquarie   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Thrower 2,56650.2
Liberal Reform Simeon Phillips 2,47648.5
Independent John Collins380.7
Independent Liberal Reginald Atkinson270.5
Total formal votes5,10795.7
Informal votes2304.3
Turnout 5,33763.2
Labour win(new seat)
The Macquarie electorate retained nothing but the name, the former district being divided between Bathurst, Blayney and Hartley. The member for The Macquarie was William Hurley (Progressive) who was appointed to the Legislative Council. The district re-created in 1904 consisted of parts of the abolished seats of Dubbo and Wellington. The member for Dubbo was Simeon Phillips (Liberal Reform). The member for Wellington was John Haynes (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested Mudgee.

District recreated

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Macquarie.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Macquarie   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive William Hurley 84958.8+2.7
Liberal Reform John Miller 59441.2+4.8
Total formal votes1,44398.5+0.6
Informal votes221.5-0.6
Turnout 1,46559.1+2.8
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Macquarie.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Macquarie   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal William Hurley 72455.1
Free Trade Robert Thompson47836.4
Independent Francis Foster967.3
Independent David Todd80.6
Ind. Free Trade William Paul 60.5
Ind. Free Trade Allen Carmichael20.2
Total formal votes1,31497.9
Informal votes282.1
Turnout 1,34256.3
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Macquarie.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Macquarie   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist William Hurley 57542.8
Free Trade James Tonkin 43832.6
Ind. Free Trade William Paul 23317.4
Labour Francis Foster977.2
Total formal votes1,34399.2
Informal votes110.8
Turnout 1,35460.7
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Macquarie.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Macquarie   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Tonkin 63738.6
Protectionist William Hurley 54232.9
Labour John Skelton23714.4
Ind. Protectionist John Hughes17410.6
Ind. Free Trade Henry Brown603.6
Total formal votes1,65098.3
Informal votes281.7
Turnout 1,67874.3
Free Trade win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ based on an electoral roll of 10,704 at the 1917 state election. [5]
  2. ↑ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1917 Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1917 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 The Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 The Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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