Electoral results for the district of Morpeth

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Morpeth, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   Edward Close None
1860 by   Samuel Cohen None
1860   David Buchanan None
1862 by   Edward Close None
1864   James Campbell None
1869
1872
1874   Robert Wisdom None
1877
1880
1882
1885
1887   John Bowes Protectionist
1889   Myles McRae Protectionist
1891   John Bowes Protectionist

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 17 June  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Bowes (elected)50953.6
Free Trade William Arnold35737.6
Protectionist John Courtney505.3
Free Trade Malcolm Martin333.5
Total formal votes94998.4
Informal votes151.6
Turnout 96475.4
Protectionist hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Saturday 9 February  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Myles McRae (elected)37537.5
Protectionist John Bowes 35635.6
Free Trade John Clarke27027.0
Total formal votes1,00198.8
Informal votes121.2
Turnout 1,01377.2
Protectionist hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 16 February  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Bowes (elected)54158.2
Free Trade Myles McRae 38841.8
Total formal votes92998.7
Informal votes121.3
Turnout 94175.3

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Thursday 22 October  [7]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)53656.7
Robert Pierce40943.3
Total formal votes94599.8
Informal votes20.2
Turnout 94779.7

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 13 December  [8]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)55462.9
Archibald Jacob (defeated)32737.1
Total formal votes88197.5
Informal votes232.5
Turnout 90477.8
Archibald Jacob was the sitting member for Gloucester.

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Thursday 18 November  [9]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)unopposed

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Monday 29 October  [10]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Wisdom (re-elected)unopposed 

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Thursday 17 December 1874  [11]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Wisdom (elected)30056.9
Pierce O'Keeffe17733.6
Myles McRae 509.5
William Bellamy00.0
Total formal votes52795.6
Informal votes244.4
Turnout 55171.7

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Tuesday 20 February  [12]
CandidateVotes%
James Campbell (re-elected)30966.7
John Keating14431.1
J D Nelson102.2
Total formal votes46389.6
Informal votes5410.4
Turnout 51765.2

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Friday 17 December 1869  [13]
CandidateVotes%
James Campbell (re-elected)39765.3
John Keating21134.7
Total formal votes60897.6
Informal votes152.4
Turnout 62375.9

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Tuesday 13 December 1864  [14]
CandidateVotes%
James Campbell (elected)31559.8
John Keating21240.2
Total formal votes527100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 52761.1

1862 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1862 Morpeth colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1862 Morpeth by-election
Thursday 18 September  [15] [16]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Close (elected)33068.5
David Buchanan (defeated)15231.5
Total formal votes482100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 48261.5
David Buchanan was insolvent and resigned. [15]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Friday 14 December  [17]
CandidateVotes%
David Buchanan (elected)28554.4
Samuel Cohen (defeated)23945.6
Total formal votes524100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 52464.8

1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1860 Morpeth colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1860 Morpeth by-election
Tuesday 7 August  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Cohen (elected)31259.8
David Buchanan 21040.2
Total formal votes522100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 52264.5
Edward Close resigned. [18]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Morpeth.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Friday 24 June  [19]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Close (elected)28054.8
Samuel Gordon 23145.2
Total formal votes231100.0
Informal votes5110.0
Turnout 51168.2

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 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. "1891 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  15. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1862 Morpeth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Morpeth election — declaration of the poll". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 20 September 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2021– via Trove.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  18. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1860 Morpeth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 Morpeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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