Electoral results for the district of Paterson

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The Paterson, 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   William Arnold None
1860
1864
1869
1872
1874
1875 by   Herbert Brown None
1877

Election results

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 27 October [4]
CandidateVotes%
Herbert Brown (re-elected)unopposed 

1875 by-election

1875 Paterson by-election
Thursday 18 March [5]
CandidateVotes%
Herbert Brown (elected)14953.2
James Brunker 8128.9
Robert Park279.6
Marshall Burdekin 196.8
John Jurley20.7
John Nowlan 20.7
Total formal votes28097.2
Informal votes82.8
Turnout 28852.3
William Arnold died. [5]

1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Friday 18 December 1874 [6]
CandidateVotes%
William Arnold (re-elected)20556.9
Herbert Brown 15543.1
Total formal votes360100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 36866.8

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 17 February [7]
CandidateVotes%
William Arnold (re-elected)14496.0
George Townshend64.0
Total formal votes150100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 15025.0

Elections in the 1860s

1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Wednesday 15 December 1869 [8]
CandidateVotes%
William Arnold (re-elected)28576.2
Herbert Brown 8823.5
George Townshend10.3
Total formal votes374100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 37464.2

1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Wednesday 14 December 1864 [9]
CandidateVotes%
William Arnold (re-elected)21762.0
Geoffrey Eagar 13338.0
Total formal votes350100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 35065.3

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 8 December [10]
CandidateVotes%
William Arnold (re-elected)9596.9
Edward Druitt33.1
Total formal votes98100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 9220.0

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Thursday 16 June [11]
CandidateVotes%
William Arnold (re-elected)15970.4
Henry Dangar 6227.4
William Bucknell52.2
Total formal votes226100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 22354.3

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References

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  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.
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  7. Green, Antony. "1872 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1869-70 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1864-5 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1860 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. Green, Antony. "1859 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.