Electoral results for the district of Tamworth

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Tamworth, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations from 1890 until 1920 and from 1927 until the present. It initially returned two members until 1894 and has since returned a single member for all subsequent elections. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members

First incarnation (1880–1920)
ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1880   Robert Levien None  Sydney Burdekin None
1882 John Gill
1885 Michael Burke
1887   Protectionist   William Dowel Protectionist
1889 by
1891
1894   George Dibbs Protectionist
1895   Albert Piddington Free Trade
1898   William Sawers Protectionist
1901   Raymond Walsh Independent
1903 by   John Garland Liberal Reform
1904   Robert Levien Progressive
1907 Former Progressive
1910   Independent Liberal
1913   Frank Chaffey [a] Farmers and Settlers
1917   Nationalist
 
Second incarnation (1927–present)
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Frank Chaffey [a] Nationalist
1930
1932   United Australia
1935
1938
1940 by Bill Chaffey [a]
1941   Independent
1944
1947   Country
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973 Noel Park
1976
1978 National Country
1981
1984 National
1988
1991   Tony Windsor Independent
1995
1999
2001 by   John Cull National
2003   Peter Draper Independent
2007
2011   Kevin Anderson National
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
2023 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Kevin Anderson 27,33351.7−1.8
Independent Mark Rodda10,41819.7+4.0
Labor Kate McGrath6,86413.0+3.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Matthew Scanlan3,7057.0−9.8
Greens Ryan Brooke1,7863.4+0.6
Legalise Cannabis Sue Raye1,5542.9+2.9
Informed Medical Options Rebecca McCredie8871.7+1.7
Sustainable Australia Colin Drain3280.6+0.5
Total formal votes52,87597.5−0.3
Informal votes1,3742.5+0.3
Turnout 54,24989.3−1.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Kevin Anderson 32,43374.2−3.8
Labor Kate McGrath11,29225.8+3.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 29,99865.8−5.0
Independent Mark Rodda15,60134.2+5.0
National hold Swing −5.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Kevin Anderson 27,85555.07+0.00
Independent Mark Rodda8,28316.38+16.38
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jeff Bacon8,18016.17+16.17
Labor Steve Mears4,1338.17+2.40
Greens Robin Gunning1,3672.70+0.57
Animal Justice Emma Hall7601.50+1.50
Total formal votes50,57897.80+0.11
Informal votes1,1362.20−0.11
Turnout 51,71491.12−1.07
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 32,70079.47+0.53
Labor Steve Mears8,44820.53−0.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 30,52271.11+11.07
Independent Mark Rodda12,40328.89−11.07
National hold Swing +11.07

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Kevin Anderson 26,99055.1+0.9
Independent Peter Draper 16,85534.4–4.2
Labor Joe Hillard2,8315.8+1.2
Greens Pat Schultz1,0472.1+0.6
Christian Democrats Michelle Ryan6551.3+1.3
No Land Tax Richard Nock3190.7+0.7
Stan Heuston3140.6+0.6
Total formal votes49,01197.7−0.5
Informal votes1,1562.3+0.5
Turnout 50,16792.2+0.6
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Kevin Anderson 30,78378.9−1.8
Labor Joe Hillard8,21521.1+1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 27,77760.0+3.2
Independent Peter Draper 18,49140.0−3.2
National hold Swing +3.2

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Kevin Anderson 25,23555.0+14.7
Independent Peter Draper 17,23737.6−8.7
Labor Paul Hobbs2,1674.7−3.9
Greens Dheera Smith7221.6+0.4
Independent Tony Gibson5101.1+1.1
Total formal votes45,87198.5−0.3
Informal votes6991.5+0.3
Turnout 46,57094.6
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Kevin Anderson 30,68880.6+5.7
Labor Paul Hobbs7,38819.4−5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 25,68057.8+12.5
Independent Peter Draper 18,78642.2−12.5
National gain from Independent Swing +12.5

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Draper 20,53146.2+10.2
National Kevin Anderson 17,91240.3+1.0
Labor Denise McHugh3,8138.6−4.5
Christian Democrats Neville Mammen9632.2−2.0
Greens Bruce Taylor5371.2−0.8
Against Further Immigration Norman Parsons4351.0+1.0
Stan Heuston2090.5+0.5
Total formal votes44,40098.8+0.3
Informal votes5271.2−0.3
Turnout 44,92794.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Kevin Anderson 22,42974.9+5.7
Labor Denise McHugh7,52125.1−5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Draper 22,69054.8+2.9
National Kevin Anderson 18,72145.2−2.9
Independent hold Swing +2.9

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
2003 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Draper 16,63040.0+40.0
National John Cull 16,23539.1+27.5
Labor Ray Tait4,94911.9−0.5
Christian Democrats Neville Mammen1,9014.6+4.6
Greens Chris Valentine7991.9+1.9
One Nation Terry Dwyer7001.7−5.0
Independent Richard Witten3200.8+0.8
Total formal votes41,53498.5−0.2
Informal votes6211.5+0.2
Turnout 42,15594.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
National John Cull 20,06969.9+15.2
Labor Ray Tait8,63730.1−15.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Draper 19,54252.5
National John Cull 17,69247.5
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A
Tony Windsor (Independent) resigned in 2001 and John Cull (National) won the seat at the resulting by-election. [18]

2001 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2001 Tamworth state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
2001 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 8 December  [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National John Cull 14,29336.34+24.77
Independent James Treloar8,93422.72
Independent Warren Woodley5,89715.00
Labor Ray Tait5,83114.83+0.06
Independent Ken McKenzie2,7757.06
Democrats Marie Cowling7711.96
Independent Clint Kelly4661.18
Independent Andre Fritze3590.91
Total formal votes39,32698.17−0.57
Informal votes7351.83+0.57
Turnout 40,06190.14−4.23
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John Cull 19,86258.68
Independent James Treloar13,98441.32
National gain from Independent Swing
Tony Windsor (Independent) resigned. [18]

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1999 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Windsor 28,18269.4+2.0
Labor Siobhan Barry5,02912.4−4.0
National John Cox4,70111.6+0.9
One Nation Daphney Mandel-Hayes2,7186.7+6.7
Total formal votes40,63098.7+2.4
Informal votes5201.3−2.4
Turnout 41,15094.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
National John Cox13,86754.8−27.4
Labor Siobhan Barry11,45645.2+27.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 32,28885.2+3.1
Labor Siobhan Barry5,59714.8−3.1
Independent hold Swing +3.1

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1995 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Windsor 28,43382.2+45.9
Labor Christine Robertson 4,98514.4−1.2
The Country PartyJohn Tracy1,1863.4+3.4
Total formal votes34,60496.5+0.7
Informal votes1,2713.5−0.7
Turnout 35,87594.8
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 29,08884.8+25.0
Labor Christine Robertson 5,21515.2+15.2
Independent hold Swing +25.0

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1991 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Windsor 12,09736.2+36.2
National David Briggs10,64731.9−37.6
Labor Christine Robertson 5,22015.6−6.6
Independent David Evans4,71814.1+14.1
Democrats Glen Hausfield7082.1−5.4
Total formal votes33,39095.7−2.3
Informal votes1,4904.3+2.3
Turnout 34,88095.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 18,60259.8+59.8
National David Briggs12,50340.2−34.8
Independent gain from National Swing +59.8

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Noel Park 21,08370.0+11.7
Labor Christine Robertson 6,60821.9−12.8
Democrats Ivan Bielefeld2,4448.1+1.1
Total formal votes30,13598.1−0.8
Informal votes5871.9+0.8
Turnout 30,72295.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Park 22,23075.4+13.2
Labor Christine Robertson 7,25524.6−13.2
National hold Swing +13.2

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Noel Park 18,63959.1+0.7
Labor Garry Ryan10,45933.1−2.6
Democrats Anne Irvine2,4637.8+1.9
Total formal votes31,56198.9+0.9
Informal votes3541.1−0.9
Turnout 31,91594.1+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Park 63.4+1.3
Labor Garry Ryan36.6−1.3
National hold Swing +1.3

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Noel Park 17,50458.4+8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan10,68935.7−6.6
Democrats Noel Cassel1,7825.90.0
Total formal votes29,97598.0
Informal votes5962.0
Turnout 30,57193.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Park 18,38462.1+8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan11,22937.9−8.8
National Country hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Noel Park 13,03349.6−13.2
Labor William Forrest11,11442.3+5.1
Democrats Peter McLoughlin1,5646.0+6.0
Independent Noel Cassel5642.1+2.1
Total formal votes26,27598.60.0
Informal votes3621.40.0
Turnout 26,63794.9+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Park 14,00253.3−9.5
Labor William Forrest12,27346.7+9.5
National Country hold Swing −9.5

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Noel Park 15,50862.8+26.9
Labor Noel Cassel9,19037.2+19.5
Total formal votes24,69898.6+2.7
Informal votes3471.4−2.7
Turnout 25,04594.5+0.5
Country hold Swing −0.8

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Noel Park 7,88435.9−6.9
Liberal Neil Roberts5,90226.9+26.9
Labor William Forrest3,88817.7−17.3
Labor William Bischoff2,95913.5+13.5
Australia Joan Byrne5592.6+2.6
Independent Leonard Hill4672.1+2.1
Democratic Labor Peter Young3041.4+1.4
Total formal votes21,96395.9
Informal votes9434.1
Turnout 22,90694.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Noel Park 13,97563.6+5.5
Labor William Forrest7,98836.4−5.5
Country hold Swing +5.5

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 8,66142.8−12.9
Labor Francis Briscoe-Hough7,07035.0+35.0
Independent Alexander Dickinson1,7588.7+8.7
Independent Ellis Wall1,7368.6+8.6
Democratic Labor Ian de Courcy Dutton1,0025.0+5.0
Total formal votes20,22798.6
Informal votes2951.4
Turnout 20,52295.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Chaffey 11,75058.1
Labor Francis Briscoe-Hough8,47741.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 10,50655.7−3.2
Independent Stanley Cole4,97626.4+26.4
New Staters Alexander Dickinson3,37017.9+17.9
Total formal votes18,85298.1
Informal votes3551.9
Turnout 19,20795.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bill Chaffey 12,19164.7+5.8
Independent Stanley Cole6,66135.3+35.3
Country hold Swing +5.8

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,70858.9−2.6
Labor Stanley Cole8,16441.1+2.6
Total formal votes19,87299.2+0.1
Informal votes1640.8−0.1
Turnout 20,03695.6+0.5
Country hold Swing −2.6

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,67961.4
Labor Norman Turner7,32838.6
Total formal votes19,00799.1
Informal votes1730.9
Turnout 19,18095.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,20361.8+7.2
Labor Arthur Foran6,92138.2−7.2
Total formal votes18,12499.1+0.1
Informal votes1630.9−0.1
Turnout 18,28792.8−3.1
Country hold Swing +7.2

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 9,74154.6
Labor William Scully 8,08445.4
Total formal votes17,82599.0
Informal votes1791.0
Turnout 18,00495.9
Country hold Swing

1950

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 6,00456.8+56.8
Labor Cyril Cahill 6,07643.2+43.2
Total formal votes14,08098.9
Informal votes1581.1
Turnout 14,23895.7
Member changed to Country from Independent Swing N/A

1944

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. United Australia Bill Chaffey   [b] 6,53549.6
Labor John Lyons5,14539.1
United Australia William McKnight1,2379.4
Independent Charles Luckett2582.0
Total formal votes13,17598.4
Informal votes2071.6
Turnout 13,38294.2
After distribution of preferences
Ind. United Australia Bill Chaffey 6,67650.7
Labor John Lyons5,18939.4
United Australia William McKnight1,3109.9
Member changed to Ind. United Australia from United Australia Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

1940 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1940 Tamworth state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1940 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 10 August  [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Bill Chaffey   [a] 6,85054.6−5.4
Labor (N-C) Thomas Ryan 2,95823.6
Labor John Lyons2,73721.8−12.3
Total formal votes12,54598.9+0.5
Informal votes1421.1−0.5
Turnout 12,68787.9−6.3
United Australia hold Swing −5.4
Frank Chaffey (United Australia) died. [41]

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Frank Chaffey 8,25560.0−15.7
Labor John Killalea4,68834.1+7.9
Independent Augustine Logue8045.9+5.9
Total formal votes13,74798.5+0.6
Informal votes2041.5−0.6
Turnout 13,95196.8+0.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Frank Chaffey 5,87944.3−16.6
Labor (NSW) William McArdle3,46926.2+1.0
Independent William McKnight2,09615.8+15.8
Independent James Brownhill1,2219.2−3.9
Independent John Killalea6024.5+4.5
Total formal votes13,26797.9−0.5
Informal votes2832.1+0.5
Turnout 13,55096.0−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Frank Chaffey 8,25862.2
Labor (NSW) William McArdle5,00937.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Frank Chaffey 7,58560.9+6.0
Labor (NSW) Thomas Normoyle3,14525.2−18.1
Independent Country James Brownhill1,63713.1+13.1
Independent James Neale970.8+0.8
Total formal votes12,46498.4+0.5
Informal votes1981.6−0.5
Turnout 12,66296.9+0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Frank Chaffey 6,72054.9
Labor Samuel Scully5,29643.3
Independent Francis Brennan1791.5
Communist Robert McCall360.3
Total formal votes12,23197.9
Informal votes2652.1
Turnout 12,49696.4
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Tamworth
1927 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Frank Chaffey 7,99071.4
Independent Robert Levien 3,20328.6
Total formal votes11,19397.6
Informal votes2702.4
Turnout 11,46378.8
Nationalist win(new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Tamworth
1917 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Frank Chaffey 3,68253.1+53.1
Independent Robert Levien 3,24646.9+15.6
Total formal votes6,92899.1+2.1
Informal votes650.9−2.1
Turnout 6,99368.1−6.1
Nationalist hold 

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Tamworth.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers and Settlers Frank Chaffey   [c] 2,62036.5
Labor John Lord2,31532.3
Independent Robert Levien (defeated)2,24331.2
Total formal votes7,17897.0
Informal votes2253.0
Turnout 7,40374.2
1913 New South Wales state election: Tamworth - Second Round
Saturday 20 December  [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers and Settlers Frank Chaffey 3,77951.0
Labor John Lord3,62449.0
Total formal votes7,40399.5
Informal votes390.5
Turnout 7,44274.5
Farmers and Settlers gain from Independent Liberal  
Robert Levien was the sitting member.

1910

This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Tamworth
1910 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal Robert Levien 3,99760.9+0.9
Labour John Lord2,56239.1+35.6
Total formal votes6,55997.1+0.7
Informal votes1972.9−0.7
Turnout 6,75669.6+5.9
Member changed to Independent Liberal from Progressive (defunct)  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Tamworth
1907 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Former Progressive Robert Levien 2,78360.0
Independent Samuel Walker1,69636.5
Labour Harold Farleigh  [d] 1623.5
Total formal votes4,64196.5
Informal votes1713.6
Turnout 4,81263.7
Former Progressive hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Tamworth
1904 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Robert Levien 2,93360.6
Liberal Reform John Garland 1,90739.4
Total formal votes4,84099.5
Informal votes270.6
Turnout 4,86770.2
Progressive gain from Independent  

Tamworth was expanded to include part of the abolished seat of Quirindi. Raymond Walsh (Independent) had won the 1901 election for Tamworth, however he was made bankrupt in 1903 and was defeated in the subsequent by-election, by John Garland (Liberal Reform). Robert Levien (Progressive) was the member for Quirindi and had previously been one of two members for Tamworth from 1880 until 1894.

1903 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1903 Tamworth state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1903 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 4 April  [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Garland 68848.8+6.8
Progressive Raymond Walsh   [e] (defeated)55139.1−5.6
Labor Thomas Thrower 16411.6
Independent David Todd60.4
Total formal votes1,40999.1−0.3
Informal votes130.9+0.3
Turnout 1,42262.6  [f] −5.5
Liberal Reform gain from Independent Swing
Raymond Walsh (Progressive) was made bankrupt. [54]

1901

This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Tamworth
1901 New South Wales state election: Tamworth   [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Raymond Walsh 68744.7
Liberal Reform Albert Piddington 64642.0−6.8
Progressive Geoffrey Codrington20413.3−38.0
Total formal votes1,53799.4+0.7
Informal votes90.6−0.7
Turnout 1,54668.1+2.8
Independent gain from Progressive  

The sitting member was William Sawers (Progressive) who did not contest the election as he had been elected in March 1901 to the federal seat of New England.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth   [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal William Sawers 67451.2
Free Trade Albert Piddington 64248.8
Total formal votes1,31698.7
Informal votes171.3
Turnout 1,33365.3
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth   [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Albert Piddington 62152.6
Protectionist George Dibbs 55947.4
Total formal votes1,18099.4
Informal votes70.6
Turnout 1,18770.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

1894

This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth   [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist George Dibbs 61243.2
Free Trade Albert Piddington 49234.8
Independent Labour Raymond Walsh 27719.6
Ind. Protectionist James Toohey 352.5
Total formal votes1,41699.2
Informal votes120.8
Turnout 1,42883.1
Protectionist win(previously 2 members)

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Wednesday 24 June  [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Levien (re-elected 1)91628.7
Protectionist William Dowel (re-elected 2)88727.8
Labour Raymond Walsh 75523.6
Free Trade William Tribe63719.9
Total formal votes3,19598.9
Informal votes351.1
Turnout 2,07452.2
  Protectionist hold 2 

Elections in the 1880s

1889 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1889 Tamworth colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1889 Tamworth by-election
Tuesday 18 June  [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Levien (re-elected)Unopposed
Protectionist hold 
Robert Levien (Protectionist) resigned because the Supreme Court had found him guilty of dishonourable conduct. [62]

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Monday 4 February  [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Levien (elected 1)1,01135.3
Protectionist William Dowel (elected 2)99534.8
Free Trade William Tribe85529.9
Total formal votes2,86199.4
Informal votes160.6
Turnout 1,77451.1
  Protectionist hold 2 

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Monday 21 February  [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Levien (re-elected 1)92828.0
Protectionist William Dowel (elected 2)82925.0
Free Trade William Tribe78423.6
Free Trade Eustace Pratt77623.4
Total formal votes3,31799.0
Informal votes321.0
Turnout 1,78458.2

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Wednesday 21 October  [65]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Levien (re-elected 1)88229.4
Michael Burke (elected 2)77225.8
John Gill (defeated)70723.6
William Dowel 40213.4
A Sampson2357.8
Total formal votes2,99898.9
Informal votes321.1
Turnout 1,67658.4

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Wednesday 13 December  [66]
CandidateVotes%
Robert Levien (re-elected 1)1,02144.2
John Gill (elected 2)69930.3
Michael Burke 59125.6
Total formal votes2,31199.1
Informal votes210.9
Turnout 1,38746.0

The other sitting member Sydney Burdekin unsuccessfully contested South Sydney.

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Tamworth
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Thursday 2 December  [67]
CandidateVotes%
Sydney Burdekin (elected 1)82129.3
Robert Levien (elected 2)82029.3
Michael Burke 61021.8
Hanley Bennett (defeated)54819.6
Total formal votes2,79999.1
Informal votes250.9
Turnout 2,82439.2
 (new seat)

Hanley Bennett was the member for the abolished district of Liverpool Plains.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bill Chaffey was the son of former member Frank Chaffey.
  2. ↑ Bill Chaffey had been elected as a UAP candidate at the 1940 Tamworth by-election. [39] He continued to support the government however declined UAP endorsement for the 1941 election on the basis his support came from the Country Party as well as the UAP. [40]
  3. ↑ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  4. ↑ The Worker listed Harold Farleigh as a Labour candidate, [51] while the Sydney Morning Herald listed him as an Independent Labour candidate. [50] [52]
  5. ↑ Raymond Walsh had been elected as an independent at the 1901 election, however he joined the Progressive Party for the by-election. [55]
  6. ↑ based on a roll of 2,270 at the 1901 election. [56]

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