Electoral results for the district of Murray

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Murray, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members

First incarnation (1859–1999)
ElectionMemberParty
1859   John Hay None
1860
1864 Robert Landale
1869 Patrick Jennings
1872
1872 by William Hay
1875
1877 Robert Barbour MemberParty
1880   William Hay None  Alexander Wilson None
1882–1887 Robert Barbour
John Chanter
1885
1887   Protectionist   Protectionist
1889
1894   James Hayes Protectionist
1895
1898
1901   Progressive
1904   Robert Scobie Labour
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist
1917 by Brian Doe MemberPartyMemberParty
1920   George Beeby Progressive   William O'Brien Labor   Richard Ball Nationalist
1920 apt   Matthew Kilpatrick Progressive
1922
1925   Country   Vern Goodin Labor
1927   Mat Davidson Labor
1930 John Donovan
1932   Joe Lawson Country
1935
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968   Independent
1971
1973 by   Mary Meillon Liberal
1973
1976
1978
1980 by   Tim Fischer National
1981
1984
1985 by Jim Small
1988
1991
1995
 
Second incarnation (2015–present)
ElectionMemberParty
2015   Adrian Piccoli National
2017 by Austin Evans
2019   Helen Dalton Shooters, Fishers, Farmers

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Murray [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helen Dalton 24,82450.2+50.2
National Peta Betts12,97426.3−8.4
Labor Max Buljubasic4,1248.3−0.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Desiree Gregory2,3694.8−33.3
Legalise Cannabis Adrian Carle1,8403.7+3.7
Ind. Riverina State David Landini1,2072.4+0.3
Greens Amelia King9131.8−0.8
Public Education Kevin Farrell4460.9+0.9
Sustainable Australia Michael Florance4040.8−0.3
Independent Greg Adamson3140.6+0.6
Total formal votes49,41596.8+0.7
Informal votes1,6313.2−0.7
Turnout 51,04686.3−1.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Peta Betts17,00372.1−2.7
Labor Max Buljubasic6,57027.9+2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Helen Dalton 27,26066.0+66.0
National Peta Betts14,03534.0−13.2
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers  

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Murray [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 18,30538.75+38.75
National Austin Evans 16,63635.22−20.28
Labor Alan Purtill4,1348.75−7.43
One Nation Tom Weyrich3,9498.36+8.36
Greens Nivanka De Silva1,2382.62+0.39
Ind. Riverina State David Landini9762.07+2.07
Christian Democrats Philip Langfield7151.51+0.11
Independent Brian Mills6331.34−2.42
Sustainable Australia Carl Kendall4550.96+0.96
Keep Sydney Open Liam Davies1920.41+0.41
Total formal votes47,23396.15−0.11
Informal votes1,8893.85+0.11
Turnout 49,12288.06+0.56
Two-party-preferred result
National Austin Evans 20,02974.91−0.29
Labor Alan Purtill6,70725.09+0.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 20,76553.54+53.54
National Austin Evans 18,02046.46−26.19
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National  

2017 by-election

2017 Murray by-election
Saturday 14 October [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Austin Evans 18,54840.7−14.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 14,33231.5+31.5
Labor Michael Kidd9,32420.5+4.3
Independent Brian Mills1,3633.0−0.8
Independent Peter Robinson1,0722.4+2.4
Greens Ray Goodlass9122.0−0.2
Total formal votes45,55196.9+0.6
Informal votes1,4663.1−0.6
Turnout 47,01784.0−3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Austin Evans 21,23753.3−19.3
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 18,57046.7+46.7
National hold Swing –19.3
Adrian Piccoli (National) resigned.

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Murray [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Piccoli 25,75255.5−22.3
  Independent Country Helen Dalton 8,44018.2+18.2
Labor Max Buljubasic7,50916.2−1.3
Independent Brian Mills1,7453.8+3.8
Greens Jordanna Glassman1,0352.2−1.1
No Land Tax Garry Codemo9292.0+2.0
Christian Democrats David Elder6511.4+0.0
Independent Atul Misra3370.7+0.7
Total formal votes46,39896.3−0.5
Informal votes1,8013.7+0.5
Turnout 48,19987.5−3.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Adrian Piccoli 28,29575.2−5.7
Labor Max Buljubasic9,32924.8+5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 27,50472.7−8.3
  Independent Country Helen Dalton 10,35327.3+27.3
National notional  hold Swing −8.3
Muray was a new seat combining most of the abolished district of Murrumbidgee and the southern part of the abolished district of Murray-Darling. [13] Adrian Piccoli (National) was the member for Murrumbidgee and the member for Murray-Darling, John Williams (National), was an unsuccessful candidate at the election for the Legislative Council.

District recreated

1999 - 2015

District abolished

Elections in the 1990s

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Murray [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jim Small 24,49577.6+3.2
Labor Peter Hargreaves7,06122.4+6.2
Total formal votes31,55693.0−1.6
Informal votes2,3717.0+1.6
Turnout 33,92789.6
National hold Swing -3.8

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Murray [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jim Small 23,27274.4-1.1
Labor Mark Kilby5,04816.1-7.9
Democrats Bernard Gee1,2514.0+4.0
Independent James Hayes1,1873.8+3.8
Citizens Electoral Council Edward Harvey5061.6+1.6
Total formal votes31,26494.6−3.4
Informal votes1,7715.4+3.4
Turnout 33,03590.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Small 23,99981.4+5.5
Labor Mark Kilby5,49018.6-5.5
National hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Murray [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jim Small 22,20577.0+9.1
Labor Bernard Kelly6,62623.0-0.3
Total formal votes28,83198.1−0.4
Informal votes5701.9+0.4
Turnout 29,40189.4
National hold Swing +4.3

1985 by-election

1985 Murray by-election
Saturday 2 February [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Jim Small 16,67863.0-5.0
Independent Ray Brooks9,81337.0+13.7
Total formal votes26,49197.5−1.0
Informal votes6772.5+1.0
Turnout 27,16882.1−6.5
National hold Swing -5.0
National party member Tim Fischer resigned to successfully contest the seat of Farrer at the 1984 federal election. [17]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Murray [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Tim Fischer 19,14467.9+0.9
Labor Michael Anthony6,58423.4-4.7
Independent John Murphy1,7216.1+6.1
Democrats Gregory Butler7322.6-2.3
Total formal votes28,18198.5+0.2
Informal votes4321.5−0.2
Turnout 28,61388.7+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim Fischer 72.6+3.5
Labor Michael Anthony27.4-3.5
National hold Swing +3.5

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Murray [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Tim Fischer 17,76567.0+67.0
Labor Robert Allen7,44728.1+3.4
Democrats Gregory Butler1,3004.9+4.9
Total formal votes26,51298.3
Informal votes4451.7
Turnout 26,95787.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Tim Fischer 17,96569.1+5.0
Labor Robert Allen8,04730.9-5.0
National Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A

1980 by-election

1980 Murray by-election
Saturday 13 September [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tim Fischer 8,49645.4
Labor Robert Allen5,80431.0+6.3
Liberal Bill Hazelton4,43523.7-19.7
Total formal votes18,73598.5
Informal votes2891.5
Turnout 19,02483.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tim Fischer 12,39667.0
Labor Robert Allen6,11933.1-6.8
Country gain from Liberal Swing
Mary Meillon (Liberal) died. [20] .

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Murray [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mary Meillon 8,22843.4+4.6
Labor Brian Oates4,67524.7-1.1
Independent Gregory Graham4,27722.7-1.4
Labor Robert Allen1,7629.3+9.3
Total formal votes18,96497.6−1.1
Informal votes4672.4+1.1
Turnout 19,43188.0−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,39660.1-2.5
Labor Brian Oates7,56839.9+39.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.5

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Murray [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mary Meillon 7,23438.8+5.5
Labor Ross Boyd4,80425.8+2.2
Independent Gregory Graham4,47924.1+18.0
Independent Ian Fleming2,10211.3+11.3
Total formal votes18,61998.7+2.3
Informal votes2361.3−2.3
Turnout 18,85589.2−0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,66362.6+9.9
Independent Gregory Graham6,95637.4+37.4
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Murray [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bruce Jeffery 5,94234.6+34.6
Liberal Mary Meillon 5,72333.3+19.0
Labor Douglas Drew4,04523.6+23.6
Independent Gregory Graham1,0416.1+6.1
Democratic Labor Brian Maw3512.0-6.3
Independent Kevin Lowndes620.4+0.4
Total formal votes17,16496.4
Informal votes6473.6
Turnout 17,81189.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,98069.8
Labor Douglas Drew5,18430.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 9,04452.7+52.7
Independent Bruce Jeffery 8,12047.3+47.3
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

1973 by-election

1973 Murray by-election
Saturday 6 October [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bruce Jeffery 6,66339.96+8.77
Liberal Mary Meillon 5,66133.95+19.68
Labor Douglas Drew4,35126.09+26.09
Total formal votes16,67598.6+1.6
Informal votes2361.4−1.6
Turnout 16,91185.0−5.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 8,33551.15+51.15
Country Bruce Jeffery 8,14548.85-0.57
Liberal gain from Independent Swing
Joe Lawson (Independent) died. [24]

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Murray [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joe Lawson 7,45246.2+13.5
Country Bruce Birrell5,02631.2+14.9
Liberal Allan Connell2,29914.3+5.5
Democratic Labor Brian Maw1,3398.3+3.9
Total formal votes16,11697.0
Informal votes4963.0
Turnout 16,61290.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 8,33551.7-7.8
Country Bruce Birrell7,78148.3+7.8
Independent hold Swing -7.8

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Murray [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joe Lawson 6,32632.7+32.7
Labor Henry O'Callaghan4,67624.2-2.4
Country Bruce Birrell3,15616.3-57.1
Country Donald Kendell2,64313.7+13.7
Liberal Michael Butler1,7108.8+8.8
Democratic Labor Victor Groutsch8474.4+4.4
Total formal votes19,35896.9
Informal votes6093.1
Turnout 19,96791.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 11,52159.5+59.5
Country Bruce Birrell7,83740.5-32.9
Member changed to Independent from Country Swing

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Murray [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 13,37873.4+7.3
Labor George Xeros4,83926.6−7.3
Total formal votes18,21799.1−0.2
Informal votes1630.9+0.2
Turnout 18,38092.2+1.3
Country hold Swing +7.3

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Murray [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 11,76466.1+1.5
Labor John Hayes6,03433.9−1.5
Total formal votes17,79899.3
Informal votes1320.7
Turnout 17,93090.9
Country hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Murray [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 11,55564.6
Labor John Hayes6,33435.4
Total formal votes17,88999.1
Informal votes1540.9
Turnout 18,04390.7
Country hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Murray [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 12,10670.1+11.9
Labor Willie Peters5,16429.9−11.9
Total formal votes17,27099.3+0.7
Informal votes1220.7−0.7
Turnout 17,39286.8−2.4
Country hold Swing +11.9

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Murray [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 9,59358.2
Labor Francis Holden6,87741.8
Total formal votes16,47098.6
Informal votes2391.4
Turnout 16,70989.2
Country hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Murray [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,06736.7
Labor James Flood5,24531.7
Country Ebenezer Kendell 5,22231.6
Total formal votes16,53499.1
Informal votes1430.9
Turnout 16,67791.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Lawson 10,73964.9
Labor James Flood5,79535.1
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Murray [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,76361.7+4.6
Labor James Flood4,19838.3-4.6
Total formal votes10,96199.4+1.3
Informal votes650.6−1.3
Turnout 11,02689.5+0.6
Country hold Swing +4.6

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Murray [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,05357.1+3.3
Labor James Flood4,54042.9-3.3
Total formal votes10,59398.1−0.6
Informal votes2051.9+0.6
Turnout 10,79888.9+5.6
Country hold Swing +3.3

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Murray [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,05453.8
Labor James Lloyd5,20346.2
Total formal votes11,25798.7
Informal votes1441.3
Turnout 11,40183.3
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Murray [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 7,52060.7+9.7
Labor James Lloyd4,87539.3-9.7
Total formal votes12,39597.8−0.8
Informal votes2812.2+0.8
Turnout 12,67690.2−0.2
Country hold Swing +9.7

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Murray [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,51051.0+4.6
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 6,26349.0+8.4
Total formal votes12,77398.6+0.7
Informal votes1751.4−0.7
Turnout 12,94890.4−3.3
Country hold Swing -6.2

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Murray [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 5,26946.4+14.4
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 4,60240.6-8.3
United Australia John Dowling1,47313.0+13.0
Total formal votes11,34497.9+1.4
Informal votes2372.1−1.4
Turnout 11,58193.7+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Lawson 6,49157.2+7.8
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 4,85342.8-7.8
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +7.8

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Murray [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Donovan 5,29948.9
Country Joe Lawson 3,46832.0
Country Frederick Grabau2,06419.1
Total formal votes10,83196.5
Informal votes3953.5
Turnout 11,22692.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Donovan 5,47650.6
Country Joe Lawson 5,35549.4
Labor gain from Country Swing
The sitting member for Murray, Mat Davidson (Labor) successfully contested Cobar.

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Murray [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mat Davidson 5,85552.3
Nationalist John Dowling5,34147.7
Total formal votes11,19698.5
Informal votes1711.5
Turnout 11,36776.3
Labor win(new seat)

1925

1925 New South Wales state election: Murray [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,138
Labor Vern Goodin (elected 3)4,70819.2+19.2
Labor William O'Brien 3,71115.1-10.2
Labor George Bodkin2,97212.1+12.1
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 1)8,27433.7+1.5
Nationalist Joseph Niesigh1670.7+0.7
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 2)4,03716.4+4.0
Progressive Charles Coghlan4982.0+2.0
Progressive Olave Olsen1840.8+0.8
Total formal votes24,55195.3−0.5
Informal votes1,2004.7+0.5
Turnout 25,75160.4−4.8
Party total votes
Labor 11,39146.4+5.2
Nationalist 8,44134.4-6.9
Progressive 4,71919.2+1.7

1922

1922 New South Wales state election: Murray [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,162
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 1)7,93332.2+12.3
Nationalist Edward Collins 1,8957.7+7.7
Nationalist John Jelbart3421.4+1.4
Labor William O'Brien (elected 2)6,34325.7+1.3
Labor Patrick Quilty2,1378.7+8.7
Labor Walter Boston 1,6746.8+6.8
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 3)3,04312.3+8.6
Progressive Ernest Field7383.0+3.0
Progressive John Smithenbecker5392.2+2.2
Total formal votes24,64495.8+2.1
Informal votes1,0924.2−2.1
Turnout 25,73665.2+9.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 10,17041.3+10.1
Labor 10,15441.2-4.7
Progressive 4,32017.5-5.4

1920 appointment

On 9 August 1920 George Beeby resigned to accept appointment as a judge of the Court of Industrial Arbitration and president of the Board of Trade. [43] [44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. In accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly issued a writ of election requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under then law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation. [45] The vacancy was left unfilled until the Parliament passed the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act on 10 December 1920, [46] so that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Matthew Kilpatrick was the unsuccessful Progressive candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 15 December 1920. [47]

1920

1920 New South Wales state election: Murray [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,959
Labor William O'Brien (elected 1)4,83324.4
Labor Edmund Clear3,59018.1
Labor Claude Thompson6763.4
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 2)3,95719.9
Nationalist Arthur Manning (defeated)2,22411.2
Progressive George Beeby (elected 3)3,81019.2
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick 7423.7
Total formal votes19,83293.7
Informal votes1,3266.3
Turnout 21,15855.9
Party total votes
Labor 9,09945.9
Nationalist 6,18131.2
Progressive 4,55223.0

Elections in the 1910s

1917 by-election

1917 Murray by-election
Saturday 22 September [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Brian Doe 3,04158.60.0
Labor Richard O'Halloran2,14741.4+1.1
Total formal votes5,188100.0+1.1
Informal votes0−1.1
Turnout 5,18853.6 [lower-alpha 1] +1.5
Nationalist hold Swing 0.0
Robert Scobie (Nationalist) died. [49]

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Murray [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Robert Scobie 2,92658.6+13.8
Labor Richard O'Halloran2,01040.3-14.9
Independent Patrick Duffy551.1+1.1
Total formal votes4,99198.9+1.0
Informal votes561.1−1.0
Turnout 5,04752.2−1.0
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
The sitting member Robert Scobie was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription. [51]

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Murray [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Scobie 3,03555.2
Liberal Reform Robert Gibson [lower-alpha 2] 2,46344.8
Total formal votes5,49897.9
Informal votes1182.1
Turnout 5,61653.2
Labor hold 

1910

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: The Murray [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Scobie 2,04163.6
Liberal Reform Frank Byrne 1,16836.4
Total formal votes3,20996.8
Informal votes1053.2
Turnout 3,31448.6
Labour hold 

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Murray [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Scobie 1,93658.3
Independent Liberal Robert Gibson1,38541.7
Total formal votes3,32198.6
Informal votes491.5
Turnout 3,37050.5
Labour win(new seat)
The Murray electorate retained nothing but the name, the former district being divided between Corowa and Deniliquin. The member for The Murray was James Hayes (Progressive) who was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election. The district re-created in 1904 consisted of the abolished seat of Wentworth and parts of The Lachlan and the abolished seat of Hay. The member for Wentworth was Robert Scobie (Labour). The member for The Lachlan was James Carroll (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested that seat. The member for Hay was Frank Byrne who did not contest the election.

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: The Murray [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive James Hayes 88559.3
Independent Liberal Alexander McArthur60740.7
Total formal votes1,49298.2
Informal votes271.8
Turnout 1,51949.2
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal James Hayes unopposed
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Hayes 66160.0
Free Trade Hugh Bridson40837.1
Ind. Protectionist David Fealy322.9
Total formal votes1,10197.4
Informal votes302.7
Turnout 1,13155.3
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Hayes 97664.3
Free Trade William Drummond54335.8
Total formal votes1,51998.4
Informal votes241.6
Turnout 1,54374.3
Protectionist win(previously 2 members)

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 29 June [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Chanter (elected 1)95639.1
Protectionist Robert Barbour (elected 2)91837.5
Free Trade George Chandler57323.4
Total formal votes2,44799.3
Informal votes170.7
Turnout 1,47348.9
  Protectionist hold 2 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 28 January [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Chanter (elected 2)unopposed
Protectionist Robert Barbour (elected 1)unopposed
  Protectionist hold 2 

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 26 February [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Chanter (re-elected 1)83635.7
Protectionist Robert Barbour (re-elected 2)75932.4
Free Trade William Virgoe75032.0
Total formal votes2,34598.9
Informal votes261.1
Turnout 1,37747.8

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 29 October [63]
CandidateVotes%
John Chanter (elected 1)85138.3
Robert Barbour (re-elected 2)74133.4
Alexander Wilson (defeated)63028.4
Total formal votes2,22299.3
Informal votes160.7
Turnout 1,51755.8

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 16 December [64]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Barbour (elected 1)87931.2
Alexander Wilson (re-elected 2)83229.5
Thomas Hanson63322.5
Edward Killen47416.8
Total formal votes2,81898.6
Informal votes401.4
Turnout 1,74559.3

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 2 December [65]
CandidateVotes%
Alexander Wilson (elected 1)1,05826.9
William Hay (elected 2)99225.2
Edward Killen95124.2
Robert Barbour (defeated)93323.7
Total formal votes3,93498.6
Informal votes561.4
Turnout 2,20669.1
 (1 new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 5 November [66]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Barbour (elected)81551.9
James Davidson75448.1
Total formal votes1,56997.4
Informal votes422.6
Turnout 1,61162.9

1875

This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 7 January 1875 [67]
CandidateVotes%
William Hay (re-elected)46958.6
Robert Barbour 33141.4
Total formal votes800100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 80064.8

1872 by-election

1872 The Murray by-election
Monday 5 August [68]
CandidateVotes%
William Hay (elected)38961.6
George Stephen 23837.7
Henry Lane50.8
Total formal votes632100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 63254.5
Patrick Jennings resigned. [68]

1872

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 21 March [69]
CandidateVotes%
Patrick Jennings (re-elected)unopposed

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 29 December 1869 [70]
CandidateVotes%
Patrick Jennings (elected)34187.2
Robert Hunt5012.8
Total formal votes391100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 39140.5

1864

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 24 December 1864 [71]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Landale (elected)unopposed

1860

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 19 December [72]
CandidateVotes%
John Hay (re-elected)12397.6
James Willoughby32.4
Total formal votes126100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 12617.5

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 29 June [73]
CandidateVotes%
John Hay (re-elected)unopposed

Notes

  1. based on an electoral roll of 9,672 at the 1917 state election. [50]
  2. Also endorsed by Farmers and Settlers.

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