West Maitland, 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]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | Elias Weekes | None | |
| 1860 | |||
| 1864 | Benjamin Lee | None | |
| 1869 | |||
| 1872 | |||
| 1874 by | Lewis Levy | None | |
| 1874 | Henry Cohen | None | |
| 1877 | |||
| 1880 | James Fulford | None | |
| 1882 | Henry Cohen | None | |
| 1885 | Richard Thompson | None | |
| 1887 | Free Trade | ||
| 1891 | John Gillies | Free Trade | |
| 1894 | Ind. Free Trade | ||
| 1895 | Free Trade | ||
| 1898 | |||
| 1901 | Independent | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Gillies | 903 | 78.8 | +14.0 | |
| Independent | Richard Proctor | 243 | 21.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,146 | 99.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 4 | 0.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,150 | 45.5 | −25.1 | ||
| Member changed to Independent from Liberal Reform | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | John Gillies | 1,141 | 64.8 | ||
| National Federal | Walter Edmunds | 620 | 35.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,761 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 13 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,774 | 70.6 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | John Gillies | 890 | 80.5 | ||
| Ind. Protectionist | Richard Proctor | 215 | 19.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,105 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,115 | 47.3 | |||
| Member changed to Free Trade from Ind. Free Trade | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Free Trade | John Gillies | 1,247 | 63.9 | ||
| Free Trade | Robert Scobie | 618 | 31.6 | ||
| Independent Labour | Richard Proctor | 81 | 4.2 | ||
| Ind. Protectionist | Arthur Payne | 7 | 0.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,953 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 32 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,985 | 83.2 | |||
| Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | John Gillies (elected) | 670 | 52.7 | ||
| Free Trade | Richard Thompson (defeated) | 459 | 36.1 | ||
| Protectionist | Hugh Lusk | 143 | 11.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,272 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 33 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,305 | 80.2 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Richard Thompson (elected) | 754 | 69.2 | ||
| Protectionist | Thomas Hungerford | 335 | 30.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,089 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 21 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,110 | 59.6 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Richard Thompson (re-elected) | unopposed | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Thompson (elected) | 632 | 54.5 | |
| Walter Edmunds | 527 | 45.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,159 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | 36 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,195 | 72.6 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cohen (elected) | 564 | 59.8 | |
| Richard Thompson | 380 | 40.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 944 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | 9 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | 953 | 78.5 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Fulford (elected) | 612 | 58.6 | |
| Henry Cohen (defeated) | 432 | 41.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,044 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | 20 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,064 | 87.0 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cohen (re-elected) | 397 | 55.6 | |
| James Pritchard | 304 | 42.6 | |
| Thomas Hungerford | 7 | 1.0 | |
| Thomas Jones | 6 | 0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 714 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | 13 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 727 | 67.2 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cohen (elected) | 343 | 49.2 | |
| Joseph Eckford | 196 | 28.1 | |
| Archibald Hamilton | 152 | 21.8 | |
| William Farthing | 5 | 0.7 | |
| William Brooks | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 697 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | 14 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 711 | 67.9 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Levy (elected) | 647 | 80.1 | |
| Archibald Hamilton | 129 | 19.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 647 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | 14 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | 661 | 63.1 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Lee (re-elected) | 504 | 58.3 | |
| Joseph Eckford | 267 | 30.9 | |
| Archibald Hamilton | 93 | 10.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 864 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | 16 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 880 | 77.0 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Lee (re-elected) | 488 | 58.6 | |
| Andrew Liddell | 345 | 41.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 833 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 833 | 75.2 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Lee (elected) | 444 | 50.9 | |
| Peter Green | 328 | 37.6 | |
| Andrew Liddell | 100 | 11.5 | |
| George Rochester | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 873 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | 19 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | 891 | 71.5 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Weekes (re-elected) | 473 | 90.1 | |
| William Cheater | 52 | 9.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 525 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 525 | 37.3 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Weekes (re-elected) | unopposed | ||