Electoral results for the district of Murrumbidgee

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Murrumbidgee, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has existed from the establishment of the Legislative Assembly in 1855 until its abolition in 2011. [1] [2]

Contents

ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1856   John Hay None  George Macleay None
1858
1859   William Macleay None
1860
1864-65
1869-70
1872
1874-75   William Forster None
1876 by   Joseph Leary None
1877 MemberParty
1880   James Douglas None  George Loughnan None
1882   Auber Jones NoneMemberParty
1885   James Gormly None  George Dibbs None  Alexander Bolton None
1887   Protectionist   Ind. Free Trade   John Gale Protectionist
1889   Protectionist   David Copland Protectionist
1891   Arthur Rae Labour
1893 by
1894   Thomas Fitzpatrick Protectionist
1895
1898
1901   Progressive
1904   Patrick McGarry Labor
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist MemberPartyMemberParty
1920   Arthur Grimm Nationalist   Ernest Buttenshaw Progressive   Martin Flannery Labor
1922
1925   Edmund Best Nationalist   Country
1927   Martin Flannery Labor
1930
1932   Robert Hankinson Country
1935
1938
1941   George Enticknap Independent Labor
1944   Labor
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965   Al Grassby Labor
1968
1970 by   Lin Gordon Labor
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984   Adrian Cruickshank National
1988
1991
1995
1999   Adrian Piccoli National
2003
2007
2011

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Piccoli 31,41473.4+10.2
Labor William Wood8,43119.7-12.2
Greens George Benedyka1,5773.7-1.2
Christian Democrats Fiona Bushby1,3623.2+3.2
Total formal votes42,78497.6-0.2
Informal votes1,0702.4+0.2
Turnout 43,85492.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 32,26077.9+11.8
Labor William Wood9,14922.1-11.8
National hold Swing +11.8

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Piccoli 26,77263.2-2.6
Labor Michael Kidd13,49631.9+3.5
Greens Peter Carruthers2,0604.9+0.7
Total formal votes42,32897.7-0.6
Informal votes9782.3+0.6
Turnout 43,30692.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 27,36566.1-2.8
Labor Michael Kidd14,05133.9+2.8
National hold Swing -2.8

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Piccoli 26,15065.9+11.4
Labor Michael Kidd11,87829.9-2.8
Greens Martin Ducker1,6564.2+4.2
Total formal votes39,68498.0+0.1
Informal votes8002.0-0.1
Turnout 40,48491.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 26,44467.8+5.8
Labor Michael Kidd12,54332.2-5.8
National hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Piccoli 22,02454.5-9.5
Labor Patrick Pittavino13,22532.7-3.4
One Nation Les Mulloy3,3788.4+8.4
Democrats Sylvia Ramsay1,5463.8+3.8
CEC Lee Stroobants2710.7+0.7
Total formal votes40,44497.9+4.3
Informal votes8752.1-4.3
Turnout 41,31993.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 23,26162.0-1.9
Labor Patrick Pittavino14,26938.0+1.9
National hold Swing -1.9

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Cruickshank 20,22260.2+12.5
Labor Tony Catanzariti 13,38439.8+10.5
Total formal votes33,60693.3+0.2
Informal votes2,4156.7-0.2
Turnout 36,02195.6
National hold Swing -1.6

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Cruickshank 15,61947.7-18.8
Labor Ron Anson9,59929.30.0
Country ResidentsJeanine McRae3,72511.4+11.4
Independent John Sullivan 3,1219.5+9.5
Democrats Rene Brummans6962.1+2.1
Total formal votes32,76093.1-5.1
Informal votes2,4186.9+5.1
Turnout 35,17893.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Cruickshank 18,81061.8-8.9
Labor Ron Anson11,63338.2+8.9
National hold Swing -8.9

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Adrian Cruickshank 19,96768.4+44.5
Labor Terence Allen9,21431.6-8.0
Total formal votes29,18198.2-0.6
Informal votes5431.8+0.6
Turnout 29,72493.0
National hold Swing +17.9

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Margaret Delves11,91738.7-14.8
Independent Thomas Marriott8,28126.9+4.9
National Adrian Cruickshank 7,77325.2+0.5
Liberal Brian Thornton2,8579.3+9.3
Total formal votes30,82898.7+0.2
Informal votes3911.3-0.2
Turnout 31,21992.1+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Cruickshank 15,13251.5+15.4
Labor Margaret Delves14,24148.5-15.4
National gain from Labor Swing +15.4

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Gordon 15,86553.5
National Country John Armstrong7,32024.7
Independent Thomas Marriott6,48321.8
Total formal votes29,66898.5
Informal votes4641.5
Turnout 30,13292.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 17,36563.9+8.8
National Country John Armstrong9,82036.1-8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Gordon 12,12255.5+4.2
National Country John Sullivan 5,61925.7+5.9
Independent Thomas Marriott2,27110.4+10.4
Liberal Harold Bancroft1,8178.3-20.6
Total formal votes21,82998.3-0.2
Informal votes3851.7+0.2
Turnout 22,21493.3-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 13,00659.6+5.9
National Country John Sullivan 8,82340.4-5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Gordon 10,78551.3+1.6
Liberal Donald Mackay 6,07528.9+1.7
Country Bernardino Zappacosta2,32911.1-9.6
Country John Knight1,8418.8+8.8
Total formal votes21,03098.5+0.6
Informal votes3241.5-0.6
Turnout 21,35493.8+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 11,28653.7+2.0
Liberal Donald Mackay 9,74446.3-2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Gordon 9,71249.7-4.0
Liberal Donald Mackay 5,30927.2+0.8
Country Bernardino Zappacosta4,04220.7+5.8
Democratic Labor John Hagan4652.4-2.5
Total formal votes19,52897.9
Informal votes4112.1
Turnout 19,93991.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 10,10051.7-4.5
Liberal Donald Mackay 9,42848.3+4.5
Labor hold Swing -4.5

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Gordon 9,68353.7-9.3
Liberal Ian Davidge4,76626.4+15.5
Country David Clark2,68514.9-7.5
Democratic Labor Leslie Kennedy8894.9+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 10,12956.2-8.6
Liberal Ian Davidge7,89443.8+43.8
Labor hold Swing -8.6

1970 by-election

1970 Murrumbidgee by-election
Saturday 14 February [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lin Gordon 10,90553.8-9.2
Liberal Ian Davidge6,43731.7+20.8
Country Robin Williamson2,35111.6-10.8
Democratic Labor Leslie Kennedy5932.9-0.8
Total formal votes20,28698.4+0.4
Informal votes3371.6-0.4
Turnout 20,62390.2-4.0
Labor hold Swing -9.2
Al Grassby (Labor) resigned to successfully contest the 1969 election for Riverina. [16]

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Al Grassby 12,87163.0+13.8
Country Eric Baldwin4,57022.4-11.2
Liberal Verdon Letheren2,23810.9-3.3
Democratic Labor Leslie Kennedy7563.7+0.7
Total formal votes20,43598.0
Informal votes4242.0
Turnout 20,85994.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Al Grassby 13,24664.8+13.1
Country Eric Baldwin7,18935.2-13.1
Labor hold Swing +13.1

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Al Grassby 9,67049.2−0.1
Country Eric Baldwin6,61233.6+13.7
Liberal Michael Lowing2,79114.2−10.8
Democratic Labor John Troy5923.0−2.8
Total formal votes19,66598.1+0.2
Informal votes3901.9−0.2
Turnout 20,05594.9+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Al Grassby 10,16151.7−0.9
Country Eric Baldwin9,50448.3+0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 9,12849.3+1.7
Liberal Sidney Braithwaite4,63125.0+25.0
Country Alfred Tiffen3,68919.9−12.7
Democratic Labor Stanley Axtill1,0835.8+1.4
Total formal votes18,53197.9
Informal votes4052.1
Turnout 18,93693.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Enticknap 9,75152.6−3.9
Liberal Sidney Braithwaite8,78047.4+3.9
Labor hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 8,61147.6
Country Verdon Letheren5,90332.6
Independent Sidney Braithwaite2,77415.3
Democratic Labor Francis O'Connell7984.4
Total formal votes18,08698.0
Informal votes3632.0
Turnout 18,44992.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Enticknap 10,21656.5
Country Verdon Letheren7,87043.5
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 9,64455.5−6.8
Country Michael Cudmore7,72144.5+6.8
Total formal votes17,36598.7+0.5
Informal votes2231.3−0.5
Turnout 17,58889.1−3.5
Labor hold Swing −6.8

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 10,38862.3
Country Richard Cuthbert6,29637.7
Total formal votes16,68498.2
Informal votes3131.8
Turnout 16,99792.6
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 9,33455.5
Country Alfred Yeo 4,38626.1
Liberal John Oag3,10818.5
Total formal votes16,82898.8
Informal votes2091.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Enticknap 57.4 [lower-alpha 1]
Country Alfred Yeo 42.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 8,20155.9-11.1
Country John Thorne6,46644.1+11.1
Total formal votes14,66798.5+1.4
Informal votes2271.5-1.4
Turnout 14,89494.3+4.8
Labor hold Swing -11.1

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 8,57367.0+40.4
Country Alan Malcolm4,23033.0+10.6
Total formal votes12,80397.1+0.5
Informal votes3882.9-0.5
Turnout 13,19189.5-0.2
Member changed to Labor from Independent Labor Swing N/A
  • Ambrose Enticknap was the sitting MP for Murrumbidgee, who won the previous election as an Independent Labor candidate.

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor George Enticknap 4,36434.1
Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 3,39926.6
Country George Dixon2,86322.4
Country John Thorne1,1459.0
Country John Kelly1,0278.0
Total formal votes12,79896.6
Informal votes4463.4
Turnout 13,24489.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor George Enticknap 7,74160.5
Country George Dixon5,05739.5
Independent Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert Hankinson 7,64050.5-1.8
Labor George Enticknap 7,49549.5+1.8
Total formal votes15,13598.5+0.3
Informal votes2281.5-0.3
Turnout 15,36395.2+0.4
Country hold Swing -1.8

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Robert Hankinson 7,61752.3+11.0
Labor (NSW) George Enticknap 6,94147.7+6.0
Total formal votes14,55898.2+0.1
Informal votes2611.8-0.1
Turnout 14,81994.8-2.3
Country hold Swing -4.0

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Martin Flannery 5,60841.7-15.0
Country Robert Hankinson 5,55641.3-0.7
Country Michael Gleeson2,04415.2+15.2
Federal Labor Ernest Parkin2351.8+1.8
Total formal votes13,44398.1+0.1
Informal votes2641.9-0.1
Turnout 13,70797.1+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert Hankinson 7,56556.3
Labor (NSW) Martin Flannery 5,87843.7
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Flannery 7,50756.7
Country John Kelly5,55442.0
Communist Arthur Battle1711.3
Total formal votes13,23298.0
Informal votes2682.0
Turnout 13,50095.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Flannery 6,00550.2
Country William Adams5,94749.8
Total formal votes11,95298.9
Informal votes1291.1
Turnout 12,08176.5
Labor win(new seat)

1925

1925 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,060
Labor Martin Flannery (elected 1) 9,91535.1-2.5
Labor James Lyons 1,7286.1+5.2
Labor William Nulty1,6275.8+5.8
Progressive Ernest Buttenshaw (elected 2)9,30733.0-1.4
Progressive Alexander McArthur1,1274.0+4.0
Nationalist Edmund Best (elected 3)2,1957.8+7.8
Nationalist Duncan Cameron1,2174.3+4.3
Nationalist Reginald Westmore1,0443.7+3.7
Independent Mary McCracken780.3+0.3
Total formal votes28,23896.1+1.1
Informal votes1,1393.9-1.1
Turnout 29,37762.2-1.7
Party total votes
Labor 13,27047.0+6.1
Progressive 10,43436.9-3.8
Nationalist 4,45615.8-2.1
Independent Mary McCracken780.3+0.3

1922

1922 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,322
Labor Martin Flannery (elected 1) 9,51637.6+20.4
Labor James Tully 6002.4+2.4
Labor James Lyons 2140.9+0.9
Progressive Ernest Buttenshaw (elected 2)8,70134.4+23.1
Progressive George Wilson 5442.1+2.1
Progressive Henry Moulder 5322.1+2.1
Progressive James Milthorpe5062.0+2.0
Nationalist Arthur Grimm (elected 3)3,71214.7-2.5
Nationalist William Hall7232.9+2.9
Nationalist John Macallister860.3+0.3
Independent James McMahon1510.6+0.6
Total formal votes25,28595.0+4.3
Informal votes1,3215.0-4.3
Turnout 26,60663.9+4.9
Party total votes
Labor 10,33040.9-5.0
Progressive 10,28340.7+15.9
Nationalist 4,52117.9+0.7
Independent James McMahon1510.6+0.6

1920

1920 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,267
Labor Martin Flannery (elected 1) 3,62417.2
Labor Patrick McGirr 3,62117.2
Labor George Bodkin2,41511.5
Progressive Ernest Buttenshaw (elected 2)2,38711.3
Progressive William Killen 1,5547.4
Progressive William Adams1,0134.8
Progressive Herbert Cuthbert2741.3
Nationalist Arthur Grimm (elected 3)3,62217.2
Independent Andrew Stewart2,0209.6
Ind. Nationalist Patrick McGarry 5122.4
Independent Herbert Hawkins220.1
Total formal votes21,06490.7
Informal votes2,1619.3
Turnout 23,22559.0
Party total votes
Labor 9,66045.9
Progressive 5,22824.8
Nationalist 3,62217.2
Independent Andrew Stewart2,0209.6
Ind. Nationalist Patrick McGarry 5122.4
Independent Herbert Hawkins220.1

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Patrick McGarry 4,43257.2+9.0
Labor Arthur Cook3,31042.8-9.0
Total formal votes7,74299.0+1.4
Informal votes791.0-1.4
Turnout 7,82158.7-9.4
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
The sitting member Patrick McGarry was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split split over conscription. [36]

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Patrick McGarry 4,27451.8
Farmers and Settlers Charles Hawkins [lower-alpha 2] 3,97348.2
Total formal votes8,24797.6
Informal votes2032.4
Turnout 8,45068.1
Labor hold 

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Murrumbidgee [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick McGarry 4,32651.40
Liberal Reform John Fletcher4,09148.60
Total formal votes8,41797.96
Informal votes1752.04
Turnout 8,59267.86
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: The Murrumbidgee [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick McGarry 3,93155.6
Liberal Reform Thomas Fitzpatrick 3,14044.4
Total formal votes7,07198.0
Informal votes1412.0
Turnout 7,21270.0
Labour hold 

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Murrumbidgee [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick McGarry 1,53830.0
Progressive Thomas Fitzpatrick 1,49529.2
Liberal Reform Alick Smith1,44728.3
Independent Thomas Campbell52310.2
Independent Alfred Humby1162.3
Total formal votes5,11999.0
Informal votes531.0
Turnout 5,17263.8
Labour gain from Progressive  
The Murrumbidgee lost part of the district to Cootamundra and was expanded to include parts of the abolished seats of Hay and Wagga Wagga. The member for The Murrumbidgee was Thomas Fitzpatrick (Progressive). The member for Wagga Wagga James Gormly (Progressive) was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election. The member for Hay was Frank Byrne who did not contest the election. The member for The Barwon was William Willis (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested The Darling.

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: The Murrumbidgee [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Thomas Fitzpatrick 1,11166.6-2.8
Labour Percy Waxman55833.4+2.8
Total formal votes1,66999.3+0.2
Informal votes120.7-0.2
Turnout 1,68157.7-3.1
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Thomas Fitzpatrick 1,07869.4
Labour Arthur Rae 47530.6
Total formal votes1,55399.1
Informal votes140.9
Turnout 1,56760.8
National Federal hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Fitzpatrick 76654.4
Labour Arthur Rae 64145.6
Total formal votes1,40799.7
Informal votes50.4
Turnout 1,41268.3
Protectionist hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Fitzpatrick 71150.1
Independent Labour Arthur Rae 70449.7
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Humphreys30.2
Total formal votes1,41897.5
Informal votes372.5
Turnout 1,45570.4
Protectionist win (previously 3 members)

1893 by-election

1893 The Murrumbidgee by-election
Thursday 30 March [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Sir George Dibbs (re-elected)unopposed
Protectionist hold 
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Sir George Dibbs (Protectionist) due to bankruptcy. [45]

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Monday 29 June [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Gormly (re-elected 1)2,71829.6
Labour Arthur Rae (elected 2)2,26524.7
Protectionist George Dibbs (re-elected 3)1,79019.5
Protectionist Patrick Heffernan1,11712.2
Protectionist David Copland (defeated)6907.5
Free Trade John Peadon6036.6
Total formal votes9,18399.5
Informal votes500.5
Turnout 3,97552.3
  Protectionist hold 2 
  Labour gain 1 from Protectionist

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Friday 1 February [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Gormly (elected 1)2,71131.5
Protectionist George Dibbs (elected 2)2,07824.1
Protectionist David Copland (elected 3)2,07024.0
Free Trade Alexander Smith1,01311.8
Free Trade Alfred Miller6497.5
Free Trade George Wilson981.1
Total formal votes8,61999.3
Informal votes610.7
Turnout 3,39144.8
  Protectionist hold 2  
 Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Free Trade  

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Thursday 24 February [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Gormly (re-elected 1)2,22631.5
Protectionist John Gale (elected 2)1,89726.9
Ind. Free Trade George Dibbs (re-elected 3)1,63023.1
Free Trade Robert Reynolds1,31018.6
Total formal votes7,06399.6
Informal votes310.4
Turnout 3,21440.5

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Saturday 31 October [49]
CandidateVotes%
George Dibbs (elected 1)2,17128.0
James Gormly (elected 2)1,92024.7
Alexander Bolton (elected 3)1,58520.4
James Douglas 1,39418.0
Frank Cowley6969.0
Total formal votes7,76699.3
Informal votes580.7
Turnout 3,51850.5
 (1 new seat)
George Dibbs was the Premier and a member for St Leonards where he was successfully challenged by Sir Henry Parkes on Friday 16 October.

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Monday 18 December [50]
CandidateVotes%
Auber Jones (elected 1)1,40540.5
George Loughnan (re-elected 2)1,15433.3
James Douglas (defeated)90726.2
Total formal votes3,46698.7
Informal votes471.3
Turnout 2,67954.9

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Wednesday 1 December [51]
CandidateVotes%
James Douglas (elected 1)1,30734.9
George Loughnan (elected 2)1,26333.7
Auber Jones 1,17331.3
Total formal votes3,74399.2
Informal votes300.8
Turnout 3,77336.2
 (1 new seat)
The sitting member Joseph Leary unsuccessfully contested Camden.

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Monday 5 November [52]
CandidateVotes%
Joseph Leary (re-elected)53136.7
Henry Parkes 46832.4
James Gormly 44730.9
Total formal votes1,446100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,48332.3

1876 by-election

1876 Murrumbidgee colonial by-election

1874-75

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Saturday 2 January 1875 [53]
CandidateVotes%
William Forster (elected)55955.3
Joseph Leary 38438.0
Charles Bardwell686.7
Thomas Mate 00.0
Total formal votes1,01198.7
Informal votes131.3
Turnout 1,02434.0

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Tuesday 12 March [54]
CandidateVotes%
William Macleay (re-elected)unopposed

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Monday 20 December 1869 [55]
CandidateVotes%
William Macleay (re-elected)unopposed

1864-65

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Saturday 24 December 1864 [56]
CandidateVotes%
William Macleay (re-elected)unopposed

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Wednesday 19 December [57]
CandidateVotes%
William Macleay (re-elected)unopposed 

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Murrumbidgee
9 February [59]
CandidateVotes%
George Macleay (re-elected 1)43245.7
John Hay (re-elected 2)40742.8
Eugene Owen11111.7
Total formal votes950100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 95053.4

1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Murrumbidgee [60]
CandidateVotes%
George Macleay (elected)unopposed 
John Hay (elected)unopposed 
Polling was scheduled to be conducted on 16 April 1856. Macleay represented Pastoral District of Murrumbidgee in the old Legislative Council.

Notes

  1. Two party preferred vote was estimated.
  2. Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

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