Electoral results for the district of Narrabri

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Narrabri, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Charles Collins Free Trade
1895
1898 by   Hugh Ross Labour
1898
1901   Albert Collins Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Narrabri.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Narrabri   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Albert Collins 73851.2
Labour John Gately52036.1-4.6
Independent Progressive Job Sheldon 18412.8
Total formal votes1,44299.7+1.4
Informal votes50.4-1.4
Turnout 1,44760.2+1.6
Liberal Reform gain from Labour  
The sitting member was Hugh Ross (Labour) who unsuccessfully contested Quirindi.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Narrabri   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Ross 60840.7
National Federal George Dale52234.9
Independent Federalist William Borthwick36524.4
Total formal votes1,49598.3
Informal votes261.7
Turnout 1,52158.6
Labour gain from Free Trade  
The sitting member Charles Collins (Free Trade) died in 1898 and Hugh Ross (Labour) had won the seat in a by-election.

1898 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1898 Narrabri by-election
Friday 3 June  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Ross (elected)38232.8-3.0
Protectionist George Dale35730.7
Protectionist Robert Barton19817.0
Free Trade Gulielmus Williams14112.1
Free Trade Thomas McGee867.4
Total formal votes1,164100.0+0.3
Informal votes00.0-0.3
Turnout 1,16460.4  [lower-alpha 1] +4.8
Labour gain from Free Trade  
Charles Collins (Free Trade) died. [6]

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Narrabri   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Collins 42840.1
Labour Hugh Ross 38235.8
Protectionist Job Sheldon 25824.2
Total formal votes1,06899.7
Informal votes30.3
Turnout 1,07155.6
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Narrabri   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Collins 67248.7
Labour Hugh Ross 56140.7
Ind. Free Trade Sydney Powell1309.4
Independent George Gregory171.2
Total formal votes1,38098.2
Informal votes261.9
Turnout 1,40674.1
Free Trade win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 1,926 at the 1895 election. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Narrabri". 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. "1901 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1898 Narrabri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1895 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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