West Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894. [1] [2] [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack FitzGerald (elected 1) | 4,174 | 15.8 | ||
Labour | George Black (elected 2) | 4,078 | 15.4 | ||
Labour | Andrew Kelly (elected 3) | 3,798 | 14.3 | ||
Labour | Thomas Davis (elected 4) | 2,730 | 10.3 | ||
Protectionist | John Young | 2,601 | 9.8 | ||
Free Trade | Thomas Playfair (defeated) | 2,535 | 9.6 | ||
Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (defeated) | 2,493 | 9.4 | ||
Free Trade | Francis Abigail (defeated) | 2,326 | 8.8 | ||
Free Trade | Frederick Woolcott-Waley | 1,745 | 6.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 26,480 | 99.8 | |||
Informal votes | 66 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,428 | 68.6 | |||
Labour gain 3 from Free Trade and gain 1 from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Adolphus Taylor (elected) | 3,455 | 63.8 | ||
Free Trade | John Taylor | 1,963 | 36.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,418 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 116 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,534 | 51.2 | |||
Independent gain from Free Trade |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Thomas Playfair (elected 1) | 3,896 | 15.5 | ||
Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (elected 2) | 3,697 | 14.7 | ||
Free Trade | Francis Abigail (elected 3) | 3,678 | 14.6 | ||
Free Trade | Alfred Lamb (elected 4) | 3,552 | 14.1 | ||
Protectionist | John Young | 2,788 | 11.1 | ||
Protectionist | Arthur Nelson | 2,566 | 10.2 | ||
Protectionist | Francis Freehill | 2,549 | 10.1 | ||
Protectionist | John Wearne | 2,416 | 9.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 25,142 | 99.8 | |||
Informal votes | 47 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,977 | 61.2 | |||
Free Trade hold 4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Francis Abigail (re-elected 1) | 3,688 | 19.9 | ||
Free Trade | Alexander Kethel (re-elected 2) | 3,450 | 18.6 | ||
Free Trade | George Merriman (elected 3) | 3,049 | 16.4 | ||
Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 4) | 2,988 | 16.1 | ||
Protectionist | John Young (defeated) | 2,246 | 12.1 | ||
Protectionist | Arthur Nelson | 1,212 | 6.5 | ||
Protectionist | William Westman | 977 | 5.3 | ||
Free Trade | William Pritchard | 972 | 5.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,582 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 189 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,429 | 64.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Kethel (elected 1) | 3,515 | 21.0 | |
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | 3,057 | 18.3 | |
Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) | 3,043 | 18.2 | |
John Young (elected 4) | 2,870 | 17.2 | |
Angus Cameron (defeated) | 2,388 | 14.3 | |
George Merriman (defeated) | 1,853 | 11.1 | |
Total formal votes | 16,726 | 99.2 | |
Informal votes | 140 | 0.8 | |
Turnout | 7,140 | 68.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 1) | 2,967 | 20.7 | |
George Merriman (elected 2) | 2,519 | 17.5 | |
Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) | 2,340 | 16.3 | |
Angus Cameron (re-elected 4) | 2,176 | 15.2 | |
William Martin (defeated) | 2,070 | 14.4 | |
Edward O'Sullivan | 1,627 | 11.3 | |
Charles Pilcher (defeated) | 362 | 2.5 | |
Jeremiah Murphy | 306 | 2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 14,367 | 98.9 | |
Informal votes | 166 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 5,416 | 58.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Angus Cameron (re-elected 1) | 3,070 | 18.5 | |
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | 2,687 | 16.2 | |
Francis Abigail (elected 3) | 2,226 | 13.4 | |
William Martin (elected 4) | 2,206 | 13.3 | |
John Harris (defeated) | 2,033 | 12.2 | |
Thomas White | 1,197 | 7.2 | |
Charles Roberts | 1,109 | 6.7 | |
David Buchanan | 999 | 6.0 | |
John Harris Snr | 571 | 3.4 | |
William Roylance | 511 | 3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 16,609 | 98.7 | |
Informal votes | 216 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 5,858 | 66.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Merriman (elected 1) | 2,929 | 15.9 | |
Angus Cameron (re-elected 2) | 2,373 | 12.9 | |
Daniel O'Connor (elected 3) | 2,249 | 12.2 | |
John Harris (elected 4) | 2,117 | 11.5 | |
Henry Dangar (defeated) | 2,010 | 10.9 | |
Sir John Robertson (defeated) | 1,892 | 10.3 | |
Thomas White | 1,602 | 8.7 | |
George Dibbs (defeated) | 1,394 | 7.6 | |
Jacob Garrard | 675 | 3.7 | |
Benjamin Palmer | 627 | 3.4 | |
Joseph O'Connor | 404 | 2.2 | |
Archibald Hamilton | 111 | 0.6 | |
Henry Fisher | 74 | 0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 18,457 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 6,542 | 64.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sir John Robertson (re-elected) | 1,703 | 54.6 | |
Thomas White | 1,414 | 45.4 | |
Total formal votes | 3,117 | 97.0 | |
Informal votes | 97 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 3,214 | 31.8 [lower-alpha 1] |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,705 | 17.6 | |
George Dibbs (elected 2) | 2,294 | 15.0 | |
Henry Dangar (elected 3) | 2,207 | 14.4 | |
Angus Cameron (elected 4) | 2,129 | 13.9 | |
George Thornton | 1,888 | 12.3 | |
Joseph Wearne (defeated) | 1,746 | 11.4 | |
Joseph O'Connor (defeated) | 1,659 | 10.8 | |
Walter Cooper (defeated) | 436 | 2.8 | |
Joseph Raphael (defeated) | 267 | 1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 15,331 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 5,574 | 63.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Wearne (re-elected 1) | 2,997 | 20.7 | |
John Booth (elected 2) | 2,925 | 20.2 | |
John Robertson (re-elected 3) | 2,058 | 14.2 | |
Joseph Raphael (elected 4) | 1,966 | 13.6 | |
George Lloyd (defeated) | 1,789 | 12.4 | |
William Windeyer (defeated) | 1,512 | 10.4 | |
Robert Campbell | 717 | 5.0 | |
Samuel Goold | 371 | 2.6 | |
Richard Dransfield | 90 | 0.6 | |
Henry Fisher | 64 | 0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 14,489 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,851 | 53.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,536 | 38.7 | |
William Windeyer (re-elected 2) | 2,393 | 36.6 | |
Joseph O'Connor | 1,617 | 24.7 | |
Total formal votes | 6,546 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,214 | 34.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (elected) | 2,482 | 57.4 | |
John Stewart | 1,832 | 42.3 | |
Nicholas Eagar | 12 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 4,326 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,326 | 47.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Wearne (elected 1) | 2,977 | 17.8 | |
John Robertson (re-elected 2) | 2,829 | 17.0 | |
William Windeyer (re-elected 3) | 2,739 | 16.4 | |
William Speer (elected 4) | 2,664 | 16.0 | |
William Campbell (defeated) | 2,602 | 15.6 | |
Geoffrey Eagar (defeated) | 2,353 | 14.1 | |
Alexander Richardson | 526 | 3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 16,690 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 5,172 | 57.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Campbell (elected) | 2,175 | 52.2 | |
Joseph Wearne | 1,982 | 47.5 | |
Richard Dransfield | 13 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 4,170 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,170 | 48.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Windeyer (elected) | 869 | 52.4 | |
John Robertson (defeated) | 789 | 47.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,658 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,658 | 21.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,314 | 53.8 | |
William Love | 1,130 | 46.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,444 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,444 | 31.3 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 1,113 | 40.2 | |
John Darvall (re-elected 2) | 1,033 | 37.4 | |
Daniel Dalgleish | 620 | 22.4 | |
Total formal votes | 2,766 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,383 | 18.7 [lower-alpha 2] |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,270 | 18.3 | |
John Lang (re-elected 2) | 2,248 | 18.1 | |
Samuel Joseph (elected 3) | 2,183 | 17.6 | |
John Darvall (re-elected 4) | 2,012 | 16.2 | |
Geoffrey Eagar (defeated) | 1,473 | 11.9 | |
Daniel Dalgleish (defeated) | 1,187 | 9.6 | |
William Love (defeated) | 662 | 5.3 | |
James Murphy | 373 | 3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 12,408 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,056 | 54.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Eagar (re-elected) | 883 | 95.9 | |
Jabez Bunting | 38 | 4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 921 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 921 | 12.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,315 | 48.7 | |
William Speer | 1,202 | 44.5 | |
William Moffatt | 184 | 6.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,701 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,701 | 41.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lang (re-elected 1) | 1,751 | 16.4 | |
William Windeyer (re-elected 2) | 1,725 | 16.1 | |
William Love (elected 3) | 1,538 | 14.4 | |
Daniel Dalgleish (elected 4) | 1,426 | 13.3 | |
John Plunkett (defeated) | 1,303 | 12.2 | |
James Martin | 1,111 | 10.4 | |
Robert Tooth | 837 | 7.8 | |
J G White | 485 | 4.5 | |
William Dalley | 215 | 2.0 | |
Thomas Broughton (defeated) | 215 | 2.0 | |
Julius Berncastle | 94 | 0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 10,700 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,347 | 54.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lang (elected 1) | 2,148 | 19.7 | |
James Pemell (elected 2) | 1,957 | 17.9 | |
Thomas Broughton (elected 3) | 1,799 | 16.5 | |
John Plunkett (re-elected 4) | 1,744 | 16.0 | |
Robert Stewart | 1,668 | 15.3 | |
Daniel Deniehy (defeated) | 1,450 | 13.3 | |
Thomas Duigan | 143 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 10,909 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,661 | 57.0 |
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