Electoral results for the district of Richmond (New South Wales)

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The Richmond, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1880 and abolished in 1913. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1880   Charles Fawcett None
1882   Samuel Gray NoneMemberParty
1885   Thomas Ewing None  Patrick Hogan None
1887   Protectionist   Frederick Crouch Protectionist MemberParty
1889   Bruce Nicoll Protectionist   John Perry Protectionist
1891
1894   Robert Pyers Ind. Protectionist
1895   Protectionist
1898
1901   Progressive
1904   John Perry Progressive
1907   Liberal Reform
1910

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Richmond [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Perry 3,68760.9
Labour William Gillies 2,36639.1
Total formal votes6,05397.2
Informal votes1722.8
Turnout 6,22572.0
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: The Richmond [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Perry (b 1845) 3,00760.3+22.3
Independent Thomas Temperley1,98439.8
Total formal votes4,99196.8
Informal votes1633.2
Turnout 5,15469.3
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Progressive Swing +22.3

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Richmond [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Perry (b 1845) 1,33038.0
Liberal Reform Thomas Temperley1,29036.9
Independent Robert Campbell76321.8
Independent Liberal Philip Morton1173.3
Total formal votes3,50099.0
Informal votes371.1
Turnout 3,53755.8
Progressive hold 
The Richmond lost much of the district to Tenterfield and was expanded to include all of the abolished seat of Ballina and parts of the abolished seats of Lismore and The Tweed. The member for The Richmond was Robert Pyers (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested Tenterfield. The member for Ballina was John Perry (b 1845). The member for Lismore was John Coleman (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested Rous, defeating the member for The Tweed, Richard Meagher (Independent), who stood as a Progressive candidate.

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: The Richmond [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Robert Pyers 85473.2-6.0
Liberal Reform Thomas McFadden22219.0
Independent Liberal John Harper917.8
Total formal votes1,16799.2+0.3
Informal votes100.9−0.3
Turnout 1,17753.0+3.7
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Robert Pyers 66579.2
Ind. Free Trade John Willard 17520.8
Total formal votes84098.8
Informal votes101.2
Turnout 85049.3
National Federal hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Pyers 51753.2
Ind. Protectionist Robert Page39240.4
Ind. Protectionist Donald Cameron383.9
Ind. Protectionist George Martin242.5
Total formal votes97198.3
Informal votes171.7
Turnout 98859.5
Protectionist hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Robert Pyers 61246.2
Ind. Protectionist Robert Page30923.3
Ind. Protectionist Allan Cameron30022.7
Ind. Protectionist James Stock796.0
Ind. Protectionist Samuel Northcote241.8
Total formal votes1,32498.7
Informal votes171.3
Turnout 1,34180.5
Ind. Protectionist win(previously 3 members)

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Wednesday 24 June [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Ewing (re-elected 1)2,46423.3
Ind. Protectionist Bruce Nicoll (re-elected 2)2,10920.0
Ind. Protectionist John Perry (re-elected 3)1,96518.6
Protectionist James Stock1,62115.4
Protectionist Samuel Northcote9308.8
Protectionist Richard Luscombe 8367.9
Protectionist George Martin6326.0
Total formal votes10,55798.8
Informal votes1251.2
Turnout 3,98955.8
 3 Members changed to Ind. Protectionist from Protectionist
Thomas Ewing, Bruce Nicoll and John Perry whilst Protectionists, supported the Free Trade government of Sir Henry Parkes. [11]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Wednesday 13 February [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing (elected 1)2,86233.3
Protectionist Bruce Nicoll (elected 2)2,52529.4
Protectionist John Perry (elected 3)1,97323.0
Protectionist William Bourke1,23114.3
Total formal votes8,59199.7
Informal votes240.3
Turnout 3,26255.0
  Protectionist hold 2 and win 1(1 new seat)

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Saturday 26 February [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing (re-elected 1)2,15342.0
Protectionist Frederick Crouch (elected 2)1,95038.0
Free Trade James Barrie65912.9
Free Trade R Lopez3667.1
Total formal votes5,12899.5
Informal votes270.5
Turnout 2,82854.7

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Wednesday 28 October [14]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Ewing (elected 1)1,92240.9
Patrick Hogan (elected 2)1,45430.9
Frederick Crouch 1,28027.2
George Dibbs 461.0
Total formal votes4,70299.2
Informal votes400.8
Turnout 2,79659.9
 (1 new seat)

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Saturday 9 December [15]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Gray (elected)1,04660.4
Patrick Hogan 68639.6
Total formal votes1,73297.4
Informal votes472.6
Turnout 1,77960.8

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Wednesday 24 November [16]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Fawcett (re-elected)unopposed
 (new seat)
The Richmond was created from the northern part of The Clarence and Charles Fawcett was the member for The Clarence.

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