Electoral results for the district of Singleton

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Singleton, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Albert Gould Free Trade
1894 by
1895
1898   Charles Dight National Federal
1901   Progressive
1904   James Fallick Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Singleton   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist James Fallick 2,90551.4-1.4
Labor Richard Bramston2,50544.3+4.2
Independent Valdemar Olling1312.3+2.3
Independent Leslie Hewitt1142.0-5.2
Total formal votes5,65598.5+2.1
Informal votes881.5-2.1
Turnout 5,74356.8-9.7
Nationalist hold Swing -1.4

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Singleton   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Fallick 3,29452.8
Labor Thomas Braye2,50040.1
Country Party Association Leslie Hewitt4477.2
Total formal votes6,24196.4
Informal votes2313.6
Turnout 6,47266.5
Liberal Reform hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Singleton   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Fallick 2,80555.4
Labour Sydney Pender2,25744.6
Total formal votes5,06298.3
Informal votes881.7
Turnout 5,15070.1
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Singleton   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Fallick 2,24358.1
Labour William Johnson 1,61941.9
Total formal votes3,86297.9
Informal votes852.2
Turnout 3,94764.6
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Singleton   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Fallick 2,10650.9
Progressive Charles Dight 2,03649.2
Total formal votes4,14299.4
Informal votes240.6
Turnout 4,16669.2
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Singleton absorbed part of the seat of Northumberland and parts of the abolished seats of Robertson and Rylstone. The member for Northumberland was John Norton (Independent) who successfully contested Surry Hills, the member for Robertson was William Fleming (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested The Upper Hunter and the member for Rylstone was John Fitzpatrick (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested Northumberland. Charles Dight (Progressive) was the member for Singleton while James Fallick (Independent Liberal) was the member for Newtown-St Peters.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Singleton   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Charles Dight 97257.1+1.0
Liberal Reform Augustus Walker58534.4-9.5
Independent Thomas Blick1448.5
Total formal votes1,70199.8+0.3
Informal votes40.2-0.3
Turnout 1,70568.2+4.2
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Singleton   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Charles Dight 87856.1
Free Trade Albert Gould 68743.9
Total formal votes1,56599.5
Informal votes80.5
Turnout 1,57364.0
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Singleton   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Albert Gould 93255.4
Protectionist Alfred Holden75144.6
Total formal votes1,68399.2
Informal votes130.8
Turnout 1,69672.3
Free Trade hold 

1894 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1894 Singleton colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1894 Singleton by-election
Tuesday 14 August  [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Albert Gould (re-elected)1,00869.0+22.4
Labour Robert Connelly45231.0+9.4
Total formal votes1,46098.3-0.6
Informal votes251.7+0.6
Turnout 1,48563.0  [lower-alpha 1] -18.2
Free Trade hold 
Albert Gould (Free Trade) was appointed Minister for Justice in the Reid ministry. [12]

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Singleton.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Singleton   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Albert Gould 88246.6
Protectionist John Connelly60331.8
Labour William Burnett40921.6
Total formal votes1,89498.9
Informal votes221.2
Turnout 1,91681.2
Free Trade win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 2,359 at the July 1894 election. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  12. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1894 Singleton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1894 Singleton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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