Electoral results for the district of Wickham (New South Wales)

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Wickham, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   John Fegan Free Trade
1895   Protectionist
1898
1901   Progressive
1904
1907   William Grahame Labor
1910
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 § Wickham.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Wickham   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Grahame 4,98253.9+22.1
Labor Christopher Pattinson4,26046.1-22.1
Total formal votes9,24299.2+0.9
Informal votes770.8-0.9
Turnout 9,31963.1-10.0
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
The sitting member William Grahame was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split split over conscription. [5]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Wickham   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Grahame 5,58168.2
Liberal Reform Magnus Cromarty 2,60731.8
Total formal votes8,18898.3
Informal votes1431.7
Turnout 8,33173.1
Labor hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Wickham   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Grahame 5,05977.5
Liberal Reform Thomas Allsopp1,47322.6
Total formal votes6,53298.3
Informal votes1101.7
Turnout 6,64267.0
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Wickham   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Grahame 3,60755.5
Former Progressive John Fegan 2,89244.5
Total formal votes6,49996.9
Informal votes2063.1
Turnout 6,70574.2
Labour gain from Progressive  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Wickham   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Fegan 2,34439.8
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert 1,90032.2
Labour Laurence Vial1,65028.0
Total formal votes5,89499.6
Informal votes220.4
Turnout 5,91670.2
Progressive hold 
Wickham was expanded to include part of Waratah and part of the abolished seat of Newcastle West. John Fegan (Progressive) was the member for Wickham while Owen Gilbert (Liberal Reform) was the member for Newcastle West.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Wickham   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive John Fegan 1,00553.7+5.9
Labour George Errington67736.2+14.5
Liberal Reform William Sheddon19010.2
Total formal votes1,87299.6+0.1
Informal votes80.4-0.1
Turnout 1,88077.4+4.6
Member changed to Progressive from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wickham   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Fegan 74747.8
National Federal Eden George 47830.6
Labour Frank Butler33821.6
Total formal votes1,56399.5
Informal votes80.5
Turnout 1,57172.8
Free Trade hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wickham   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Fegan 80357.2
Labour William Webster 60042.8
Total formal votes1,40399.8
Informal votes30.2
Turnout 1,40677.4
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Wickham.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wickham   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Fegan 74345.4
Labour James Dick33820.7
Protectionist John Gilbert27917.0
Ind. Protectionist Joseph Barclay23314.2
Ind. Free Trade Peter Bennett322.0
Ind. Free Trade William Hestelow120.7
Total formal votes1,63798.4
Informal votes261.6
Turnout 1,66389.7
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Proceedings in the Assembly: censure motion defeated". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 November 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Trove.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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