Electoral results for the district of St Leonards

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St Leonards, 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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Single-member (1859–1882)
MemberPartyTerm
1859   Edward Sayers None
1860 by   James Farnell None
1860   Isaac Shepherd None
1864   William Tunks None
1869
1872
1874   James Farnell None
1877
1880 MemberParty
1882   George Dibbs None  Bernhardt Holtermann None
1885   Sir Henry Parkes None  Isaac Ives None
1887   Free Trade   Free Trade
1887 by MemberParty
1889   Joseph Cullen Free Trade   John Burns Free Trade
1891   Edward Clark Labour
1894
1895   Edward Clark Free Trade
1898
1901   Liberal Reform
1904   Thomas Creswell Liberal Reform
1907   Edward Clark Independent
1910   Arthur Cocks Liberal Reform
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 § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: St Leonards   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Arthur Cocks 3,99265.5+11.4
Labor Robert Edwards2,05233.7-10.0
Independent Frederick Clancy530.9+0.9
Total formal votes6,09798.7+1.6
Informal votes801.3−1.6
Turnout 6,17751.4−11.6
Nationalist hold Swing +11.4

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: St Leonards   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Arthur Cocks 4,04254.1
Labor George Down3,26443.7
Independent Frederick Meyer861.2
Independent Peter Pollack781.0
Total formal votes7,47097.1
Informal votes2212.9
Turnout 7,69163.0
Liberal Reform hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: St Leonards   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Arthur Cocks 3,38246.0+15.2
Labour George Down2,23230.4+21.0
Independent Liberal Edward Clark (defeated)1,73523.6-13.4
Total formal votes7,34999.6+2.0
Informal votes290.4−2.0
Turnout 7,37868.1−3.8
1910 New South Wales state election: St Leonards - Second Round  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Arthur Cocks 4,44357.3+26.5
Labour George Down3,31742.7+33.3
Total formal votes7,76099.7+2.1
Informal votes230.3−2.1
Turnout 7,78371.8−0.1
Liberal Reform gain from Independent  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: St Leonards   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Edward Clark 2,36637.0-0.5
Liberal Reform John Carter1,97230.8-18.9
Independent Liberal Herbert McIntosh90914.2
Labour Herbert Milner6009.4-0.9
Independent Liberal Thomas Creswell (defeated)5498.6
Total formal votes6,39697.6
Informal votes1562.4
Turnout 6,55271.9
Independent gain from Liberal Reform Swing +9.2
This was the third and final contest for St Leonards between Edward Clark and Thomas Creswell. Clark, as the selected Liberal Reform candidate defeated Cresswell at the 1901 election. [8] Creswell then defeated Clark to be selected as the Liberal Reform candidate in 1904, [9] before comfortably beating him at the election. [10] Cresswell however lost Liberal preselection for the seat in 1907 to John Carter, [11] with Clark defeating both Cresswell and Carter to regain the seat. [7]

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: St Leonards   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Thomas Creswell 2,16449.8
Independent Liberal Edward Clark 1,63037.5
Labour George Down44510.2
Independent Fountain Winter992.3
Independent Liberal Charles Lloyd100.2
Independent David Middleton10.0
Total formal votes4,34999.0
Informal votes451.0
Turnout 4,39455.9
Liberal Reform hold 
St Leonards lost part of the district to Lane Cove and was expanded to include part of Warringah. The member for St Leonards was Edward Clark (Liberal Reform), who had defeated Thomas Creswell as an independent liberal candidate at the 1901 election. For 1904 Creswell was selected as the official Liberal candidate while Clark ran as an independent liberal candidate. [13]

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: St Leonards   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Edward Clark 1,06653.7-11.9
Independent Liberal Thomas Creswell 80140.3
Labour Peter O'Connell1196.0
Total formal votes1,98699.5+0.4
Informal votes110.6−0.4
Turnout 1,99759.3+1.8
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Edward Clark 1,08063.5
National Federal Fountain Winter42124.8
Independent Federalist Andrew Eaton19011.2
Independent Federalist Robert Moodie90.5
Total formal votes1,70099.0
Informal votes171.0
Turnout 1,71757.5
Free Trade hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Edward Clark 99662.4
Ind. Free Trade William Goddard60137.6
Total formal votes1,59799.0
Informal votes161.0
Turnout 1,61368.0
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes 1,02850.8
Ind. Free Trade Edward Clark 82540.8
Protectionist Francis Punch1597.9
Ind. Free Trade William Stoddart80.4
Ind. Free Trade James Ford20.1
Total formal votes2,02299.3
Informal votes150.7
Turnout 2,03783.9
Free Trade win(previously 3 members)

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 17 June  [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 1)2,51024.1
Free Trade Joseph Cullen (re-elected 2)2,35922.6
Labour Edward Clark (elected 3)1,91718.4
Free Trade John Burns (defeated)1,80817.3
Protectionist Francis Punch1,34512.9
Ind. Free Trade Jonathan Seaver (defeated)4944.7
Total formal votes10,43399.0
Informal votes1021.0
Turnout 4,53261.4
  Free Trade hold 2 
  Labour gain 1 from Free Trade
Jonathan Seaver was the member for Gloucester, a staunch free trader who contested St Leonards because of his opposition to the leadership of Sir Henry Parkes. [18]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Saturday 2 February  [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes (elected 1)2,22127.3
Free Trade Joseph Cullen (elected 2)1,92223.6
Free Trade John Burns (elected 3)1,57519.3
Free Trade Edward Clark 1,37216.8
Protectionist J Griffin1,05713.0
Total formal votes8,14799.1
Informal votes781.0
Turnout 3,70858.4
  Free Trade hold 2 and win 1(1 new seat)

1887 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1887 St Leonards colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1887 St Leonards by-election
Monday 24 October  [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes (elected)unopposed
Free Trade hold 
Sir Henry Parkes (Free Trade) resigned due to insolvency. [20]

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 2 February  [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected)unopposed
Free Trade Isaac Ives (re-elected)unopposed

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Friday 16 October  [22]
CandidateVotes%
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 1)1,50633.4
Isaac Ives (re-elected 2)1,14925.5
George Dibbs (defeated)1,03923.0
Edward Clark 81918.2
Total formal votes4,51398.7
Informal votes601.3
Turnout 3,00870.5
Sir Henry Parkes was the member for Argyle who contested St Leonards to successfully challenge the Premier George Dibbs. Dibbs was returned to Parliament by successfully contesting The Murrumbidgee on Saturday 31 October.

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Tuesday 5 December  [23]
CandidateVotes%
Bernhardt Holtermann (elected 1)96530.9
George Dibbs (elected 2)96230.8
Cunningham Atchison71322.8
Philip Richardson32710.5
William Muston862.8
Sir Henry Parkes 702.2
Total formal votes3,12398.5
Informal votes491.5
Turnout 1,92662.5
 (1 new seat)
Sitting member James Farnell unsuccessfully contested Parramatta and subsequently successfully contested New England. After Sir Henry Parkes unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield where he was elected unopposed. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Monday 22 November  [24]
CandidateVotes%
James Farnell (re-elected)86955.3
Bernard Holtermann70344.7
Total formal votes1,57296.8
Informal votes523.2
Turnout 1,62459.8

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 31 October  [25]
CandidateVotes%
James Farnell (re-elected)unopposed 

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Monday 21 December 1874  [26]
CandidateVotes%
James Farnell (elected)85664.0
Bernard Holtermann47135.2
James French70.5
Edward Lord40.3
Total formal votes1,338100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,33859.8

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 6 March  [27]
CandidateVotes%
William Tunks (re-elected)68665.8
James Byrnes 34232.8
W Wardle90.9
James French50.5
Total formal votes1,042100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,04449.8

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Monday 20 December 1869  [28]
CandidateVotes%
William Tunks (re-elected)75256.5
William Forster (defeated)57943.5
Total formal votes1,331100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,33167.0

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 7 December 1864  [29]
CandidateVotes%
William Tunks (elected)59151.8
Edward Sayers 55048.2
Total formal votes1,141100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,14157.2

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 19 December  [30]
CandidateVotes%
Isaac Shepherd (elected)58068.4
George McIntosh25229.7
James Martin 161.9
Total formal votes848100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 85046.9
The sitting member James Farnell unsuccessfully contested Goldfields West and then Central Cumberland.

1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1860 St Leonards colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1860 St Leonards by-election
Wednesday 2 May  [31]
CandidateVotes%
James Farnell (elected)38252.7
Isaac Shepherd 34347.3
Total formal votes725100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 72549.1
Edward Sayers resigned. [31]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § St Leonards.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Friday 17 June  [32]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Sayers (elected)38947.3
Isaac Shepherd 31938.8
James Farnell 11514.0
Total formal votes823100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 82355.8

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