Electoral results for the district of Queanbeyan

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Queanbeyan, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1913. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   William Forster None
1860   William Redman None
1864   Leopold De Salis None
1869   William Forster None
1872   Leopold William De Salis None
1874   John Wright None
1877   James Thompson None
1880
1881 by   Thomas Rutledge None
1882   George De Salis None
1885   Edward O'Sullivan None
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891
1894
1895
1898   National Federal
1901   Progressive
1904   Alan Millard Liberal Reform
1906 by   Granville Ryrie Liberal Reform
1907
1910 by   John Cusack Labour
1910

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Queanbeyan   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cusack 2,52251.0+6.9
Liberal Reform Joseph Roberts2,42449.0-6.7
Total formal votes4,94697.6+0.2
Informal votes1202.4−0.2
Turnout 5,06675.3−3.6
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

1910 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1910 Queanbeyan state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1910 Queanbeyan by-election
Wednesday 13 April  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cusack 2,09051.9+7.7
Liberal Reform Herbert Beegling1,93948.1-7.5
Total formal votes4,02998.5+1.6
Informal votes631.5−1.6
Turnout 4,09264.9  [lower-alpha 1] −2.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform Swing +7.7
Granville Ryrie (Liberal Reform) resigned to unsuccessfully contest the 1910 federal election for Werriwa.

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Queanbeyan   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Granville Ryrie 2,44755.7
Labour George Clark 1,94144.1
Independent Edward Lockwood90.2
Total formal votes4,39797.4
Informal votes1192.6
Turnout 4,51671.7
Liberal Reform hold 

1906 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1906 Queanbeyan state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1906 Queanbeyan by-election
Saturday 7 April  [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Granville Ryrie 2,02851.0
Labour Henry Hungerford1,94849.0
Total formal votes3,97699.2
Informal votes310.8
Turnout 4,00761.3  [lower-alpha 2]
Liberal Reform hold 
Alan Millard (Liberal Reform) was expelled because he was convicted of a felony. [7]

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Queanbeyan   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Alan Millard 2,32852.0
Progressive Patrick Blackall2,15048.0
Total formal votes4,47899.4
Informal votes290.6
Turnout 4,50769.0
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Queanbeyan lost part of the district to Monaro and was expanded to include parts of Yass and the abolished seat of Braidwood. The member for Queanbeyan was Edward O'Sullivan (Progressive) who successfully contested Belmore while the member for Yass was William Affleck (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested that seat. The member for Braidwood was Albert Chapman (Progressive) who did not contest the election.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Queanbeyan   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Edward O'Sullivan 86669.0+15.0
Liberal Reform Charles Turner37629.9-13.8
Independent Liberal Patrick McNamara141.1
Total formal votes1,25698.4−0.6
Informal votes211.6+0.6
Turnout 1,27765.1−4.8
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Edward O'Sullivan 69454.0
Free Trade Alfred Allen 56243.7
Independent Percy Hodgkinson201.6
Independent John Harper100.8
Total formal votes1,28698.9
Informal votes141.1
Turnout 1,30069.9
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan 70159.3
Free Trade Walter Palmer48140.7
Total formal votes1,18298.9
Informal votes131.1
Turnout 1,19567.7
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan 71850.7
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 44331.3
Independent Labour James McInerney 25418.0
Total formal votes1,41599.1
Informal votes130.9
Turnout 1,42879.7
Protectionist hold 

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Wednesday 24 June  [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan (re-elected)65461.6
Free Trade Alfred Conroy 40738.4
Total formal votes1,06198.2
Informal votes201.9
Turnout 1,08166.1
Protectionist hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Saturday 2 February  [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan (elected)69865.3
Free Trade Andrew Cunningham37134.7
Total formal votes1,06998.4
Informal votes171.6
Turnout 1,08663.6
Protectionist hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Saturday 19 February  [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan (re-elected)70756.8
Free Trade George Tompsitt53743.2
Total formal votes1,24498.4
Informal votes201.6
Turnout 1,26448.5

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Friday 23 October  [16]
CandidateVotes%
Edward O'Sullivan (elected)30432.5
Percy Hodgkinson20922.3
William Affleck 19320.6
John Wright 16417.5
William O'Neill667.1
Total formal votes93698.0
Informal votes192.0
Turnout 95549.3

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Monday 4 December  [17]
CandidateVotes%
George De Salis (elected)35343.6
Percy Hodgkinson24430.2
John Wright 21226.2
Total formal votes80998.3
Informal votes141.7
Turnout 82349.0

1881 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1881 Queanbeyan colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1881 Queanbeyan by-election
Thursday 27 January  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Rutledge (elected)50250.7
Percy Hodgkinson41341.7
John Gale 767.7
Total formal votes99197.3
Informal votes272.7
Turnout 1,01859.5
James Thompson resigned. [18]

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Monday 22 November  [19]
CandidateVotes%
James Thompson (re-elected)51857.6
Percy Hodgkinson38142.4
Total formal votes899100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 92954.3

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Monday 29 October  [20]
CandidateVotes%
James Thompson (elected)44649.8
Thomas Rutledge 33737.7
William O'Neill11212.5
Total formal votes89598.4
Informal votes151.7
Turnout 91067.4

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Wednesday 23 December 1874  [21]
CandidateVotes%
John Wright (elected)45553.3
William Forster 35441.5
William O'Neill445.2
Total formal votes85398.2
Informal votes161.8
Turnout 86969.6

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Wednesday 6 March  [22]
CandidateVotes%
Leopold William De Salis (elected)30537.6
Charles Walsh 28935.6
William O'Neill21726.8
Total formal votes811100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 81171.1

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Thursday 23 December 1869  [23]
CandidateVotes%
William Forster (elected)33450.7
Charles Campbell 32549.3
Total formal votes65998.5
Informal votes101.5
Turnout 66963.5

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Saturday 17 December 1864  [24]
CandidateVotes%
Leopold De Salis (elected)29752.3
Charles Campbell 17330.5
Abraham Levy9817.3
Total formal votes568100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 57154.7

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Wednesday 12 December  [25]
CandidateVotes%
William Redman (elected)28261.8
William Forster (defeated)17438.2
Total formal votes456100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 45657.7

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Queanbeyan.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Tuesday 21 June  [26]
CandidateVotes%
William Forster (re-elected)unopposed

Notes

  1. ↑ estimate based on an electoral roll of 6,302 at the 1907 election. [6]
  2. ↑ estimate based on an electoral roll of 6,537 at the 1904 election. [8]

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