Electoral results for the district of Tumut

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Tumut, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1859   George Lang None
May 1860 by   Daniel Deniehy   [lower-alpha 1] None
Nov 1860 by   Charles Cowper, Jr. None
1860
1861 by
1863 by   James Martin None
1864   Charles Cowper, Jr. None
1866 by   Edward Brown None
1869
1872   James Hoskins None
1875
1877
1880
1882 by   Thomas O'Mara None
1882
1885   Travers Jones None
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891   Edward Brown Free Trade
1894   Travers Jones Protectionist
1895
1898   Robert Donaldson Independent
1901   Progressive

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Tumut   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Robert Donaldson 1,12757.3+23.6
Labour James Elphick74037.6+5.6
Liberal Reform Charles Royle1005.1
Total formal votes1,96799.4+2.5
Informal votes110.6-2.5
Turnout 1,97873.8+1.4
Member changed to Progressive from Independent  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Donaldson 53033.7
Labour Robert Joyce50332.0
National Federal Travers Jones 22214.1
Independent Federalist John Keenan17911.4
Independent Federalist Daniel O'Brien1398.8
Total formal votes1,57397.0
Informal votes493.0
Turnout 1,62272.4
Independent gain from National Federal  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Travers Jones 46935.6
Free Trade John Channon46935.6
Ind. Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel20815.8
Ind. Protectionist Robert Newman17012.9
Total formal votes1,31698.6
Informal votes191.4
Turnout 1,33574.7
Protectionist hold 

As this was a tied result, the returning officer had a casting vote and chose Travers Jones. The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a recount with the results as follows.

1895 Tumut re-count  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Travers Jones 47636.3
Free Trade John Channon46135.1
Ind. Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel20415.5
Ind. Protectionist Robert Newman17213.1
Total formal votes1,31397.9
Informal votes282.1
Turnout 1,34175.0
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Travers Jones 61644.8
Free Trade Edward Brown 33224.2
Independent Labour Robert Joyce23617.2
Ind. Protectionist John Downing15311.1
Ind. Protectionist John Cheney372.7
Total formal votes1,37497.9
Informal votes292.1
Turnout 1,40377.1
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Wednesday 24 June  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Edward Brown (elected)65453.0
Protectionist Travers Jones (defeated)58147.0
Total formal votes1,23598.3
Informal votes221.8
Turnout 1,25768.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 2 February  [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Travers Jones (elected)69258.9
Free Trade Walter Vivian 48241.1
Total formal votes1,17498.2
Informal votes211.8
Turnout 1,19567.6
Protectionist hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 19 February  [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Travers Jones (re-elected)66252.2
Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel60747.8
Total formal votes1,26998.0
Informal votes262.0
Turnout 1,29574.3

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Friday 30 October  [13]
CandidateVotes%
Travers Jones (elected)44636.9
Nathaniel Emanuel43836.2
James Hoskins 32626.9
Total formal votes1,21098.8
Informal votes151.2
Turnout 1,23366.9
The sitting member Thomas O'Mara unsuccessfully contested Monaro.

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 9 December  [14]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas O'Mara (re-elected)60253.8
Arthur Renwick 51746.2
Total formal votes1,11998.6
Informal votes161.4
Turnout 1,13561.2
Arthur Renwick had previously unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.

1882 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1882 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1882 The Tumut by-election
Tuesday 17 October  [15]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas O'Mara (elected)52750.8
Solomon Emanuel29928.8
Charles Bardwell21220.4
Total formal votes1,038100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,03856.0
James Hoskins resigned. [15]

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 20 November  [16]
CandidateVotes%
James Hoskins (re-elected)56451.0
William Spicer54249.0
Total formal votes1,10698.8
Informal votes131.2
Turnout 1,11958.0
 (new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Monday 5 November  [17]
CandidateVotes%
James Hoskins (re-elected)55760.6
Sir John Robertson 36239.4
Total formal votes919100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 93742.4

1875

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Saturday 2 January 1875  [18]
CandidateVotes%
James Hoskins (re-elected)59068.5
Thomas O'Mara 27231.6
Total formal votes86298.3
Informal votes151.7
Turnout 87744.6

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Wednesday 21 February  [19]
CandidateVotes%
James Hoskins (re-elected)56467.5
Edward Brown (defeated)27232.5
Total formal votes836100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 83651.6

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Wednesday 22 December 1869  [20]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Brown (re-elected)51361.4
Robert Lynch32138.4
J T V Walker20.2
Total formal votes836100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 83668.2

1866 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1866 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1866 The Tumut by-election
Monday 20 August  [21]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Brown (elected)28651.9
George Thornton 26548.1
Total formal votes551100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 55143.5
Charles Cowper Jr. had been absent from parliament for an entire session and his seat was declared vacant. [21]

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Saturday 10 December 1864  [22]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Cowper Jr. (re-elected)41454.4
James Martin 34745.6
Total formal votes761100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 76162.6

1863 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1863 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1863 The Tumut by-election
Monday 16 November  [23]
CandidateVotes%
James Martin (elected)39372.2
C D O'Connell15127.8
Total formal votes544100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 54454.0
Charles Cowper Jr. had resigned his seat to successfully challenge James Martin at the Orange by-election. [23]

1861 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1861 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1861 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 26 September  [24]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Cowper Jr. (re-elected)32466.5
Daniel Deniehy 16333.5
Total formal votes487100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 48751.2
Charles Cowper Jr. had been appointed Clerk of the Executive Council in the third Cowper ministry. [24]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Saturday 8 December  [25]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Cowper Jr. (re-elected)unopposed 

November 1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from November 1860 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1860 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 1 November  [26] [27]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Cowper Jr. (elected)show of hands 
John Egan
Thomas Mate
The by-election in May 1860 was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities. Daniel Deniehy had been elected at the East Macquarie by-election and decided to represent that seat. [26]

May 1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from May 1860 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1860 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 10 May  [28]
CandidateVotes%
Daniel Deniehy (elected)17255.3
John Egan13944.7
Total formal votes311100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 31140.0
George Lang resigned. The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities. [28]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[ edit ]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Thursday 30 June  [29]
CandidateVotes%
George Lang (elected)25953.3
John Egan17836.6
James Garland 4910.1
Total formal votes486100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 48662.5

Notes

  1. ↑ Daniel Deniehy was declared elected at the by-election in May 1860, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day and his election to Tumut was subsequently declared void by the Elections and Qualifications Committee. [4] He took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative assembly as a member for Tumut. [2] [5]

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  2. 1 2 Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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