The 1872 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 12 districts were uncontested. [1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (1,500), Goldfields South (2,500) and Goldfields West (16,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,839 ranging from The Paterson (600) to The Lachlan (4,355). [2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW). [3] [4]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Butler (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Phelps (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Combes (elected) | 389 | 56.4 | |
Henry Rotton | 301 | 43.6 | |
Total formal votes | 690 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 12 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 702 | 61.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lord (re-elected) | 943 | 67.3 | |
Jeremiah Rundle | 381 | 27.2 | |
Jean Serisier | 78 | 5.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,402 | 98.2 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 1,428 | 42.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Greville (re-elected) | 1,017 | 67.3 | |
George Alley | 485 | 32.1 | |
Archibald Condon | 10 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,512 | 96.0 | |
Informal votes | 63 | 4.0 | |
Turnout | 1,662 | 57.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Garrett (elected 1) | 925 | 39.7 | |
Arthur Onslow (re-elected 2) | 741 | 31.8 | |
Richard Roberts | 664 | 28.5 | |
Total formal votes | 2,330 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,608 | 62.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Hill (re-elected 1) | 1,715 | 38.7 | |
John Lucas (re-elected 2) | 1,442 | 32.5 | |
Richard Wynne | 1,147 | 25.9 | |
William Henson | 98 | 2.2 | |
John Davis | 30 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 4,432 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,806 | 54.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas West (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Bawden (re-elected) | 835 | 72.2 | |
Edward Madgwick | 322 | 27.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,157 | 96.1 | |
Informal votes | 47 | 3.9 | |
Turnout | 1,203 | 31.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected 1) | 762 | 42.2 | |
John Hurley (b 1844) (elected 2) | 573 | 31.7 | |
Henry Zions | 431 | 23.8 | |
Frederick Birmingham | 34 | 1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 1,808 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 39.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Cummings (re-elected 1) | 611 | 33.8 | |
James Martin (elected 2) | 495 | 27.4 | |
Joseph Innes | 424 | 23.5 | |
John Smith (b 1811) | 278 | 15.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,808 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 32.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Scholey (elected) | 316 | 52.8 | |
Alexander Dodds (defeated) | 278 | 46.4 | |
Archibald Hamilton | 5 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 599 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 12 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 611 | 67.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,270 | 17.0 | |
John Macintosh (elected 2) | 3,068 | 16.0 | |
Saul Samuel (re-elected 3) | 3,048 | 15.9 | |
James Neale (re-elected 4) | 2,663 | 13.9 | |
James Martin (defeated) | 2,073 | 10.8 | |
David Buchanan (defeated) | 1,739 | 9.1 | |
Bowie Wilson (defeated) | 1,730 | 9.0 | |
William Barker | 1,379 | 7.2 | |
George King (defeated) | 240 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 19,210 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 5,598 | 49.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Clarke (re-elected) | 760 | 61.6 | |
John D'Arcy | 470 | 38.1 | |
William Clements | 4 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,234 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,262 | 67.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Allen (re-elected) | 890 | 53.6 | |
Charles Mossman | 742 | 44.7 | |
David Buchanan | 30 | 1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,662 | 96.5 | |
Informal votes | 60 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | 1,722 | 60.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Rodd (elected) | 252 | 51.0 | |
Robert Forster (defeated) | 213 | 43.1 | |
Charles Carey | 29 | 5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 494 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 494 | 32.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) | 441 | 80.8 | |
William Bedall | 105 | 19.2 | |
Total formal votes | 546 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 553 | 22.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
David Buchanan (elected) | 1,727 | 45.4 | |
James Plunkett | 1,159 | 30.5 | |
Walter Church (defeated) | 710 | 18.7 | |
Simon Belinfante | 209 | 5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 3,805 | 97.1 | |
Informal votes | 114 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | 3,919 | 24.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Teece (elected) | 372 | 64.8 | |
Maurice Alexander (defeated) | 202 | 35.2 | |
Total formal votes | 574 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 578 | 66.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 213 | 29.9 | |
Adolph Goldman | 163 | 22.9 | |
John Macansh | 161 | 22.6 | |
Alexander Bowman | 103 | 14.5 | |
David Jones | 73 | 10.2 | |
Total formal votes | 713 | 97.3 | |
Informal votes | 20 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 733 | 38.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Brown (elected) | 434 | 47.8 | |
Morris Asher | 225 | 24.8 | |
James Byrnes | 187 | 20.6 | |
John Garsed | 47 | 5.2 | |
E N Emmett | 10 | 1.1 | |
Joseph Johnson | 4 | 0.4 | |
John Ardill | 1 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 908 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 933 | 45.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Smith (re-elected) | 907 | 47.0 | |
Eugene Fattorini | 586 | 30.4 | |
James Garvan | 435 | 22.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,928 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,928 | 59.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Moses (re-elected 1) | 591 | 43.0 | |
William Piddington (re-elected 2) | 522 | 38.0 | |
Marshall Burdekin | 262 | 19.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,375 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,375 | 46.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James McLaurin (elected) | 847 | 64.4 | |
George Day | 468 | 35.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,315 | 97.6 | |
Informal votes | 32 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,347 | 59.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Burns (elected) | 500 | 61.7 | |
John Dillon (defeated) | 311 | 38.4 | |
Total formal votes | 811 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 17 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 828 | 64.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Forster (re-elected) | 363 | 40.7 | |
John Brown | 328 | 36.8 | |
Andrew Lysaght | 201 | 22.5 | |
Total formal votes | 892 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 892 | 65.3 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Stewart (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Watson (re-elected) | 1,177 | 73.4 | |
T R Icely | 427 | 26.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,604 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,604 | 36.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (elected) | 532 | 45.1 | |
Francis Rusden | 207 | 17.5 | |
William Gordon | 152 | 12.9 | |
Bowie Wilson | 151 | 12.8 | |
George Wallace | 125 | 10.6 | |
Alexander Bowman | 13 | 1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,180 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,230 | 43.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Archibald Jacob (elected) | 258 | 50.9 | |
Robert Wisdom (defeated) | 249 | 49.1 | |
Total formal votes | 507 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 520 | 77.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Grahame (elected) | 738 | 70.4 | |
Abram Moriarty | 310 | 29.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,048 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,050 | 55.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Campbell (re-elected) | 309 | 66.7 | |
John Keating | 144 | 31.1 | |
J D Nelson | 10 | 2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 463 | 89.6 | |
Informal votes | 54 | 10.4 | |
Turnout | 517 | 65.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Innes (elected) | 833 | 59.8 | |
Joseph O'Connor | 559 | 40.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,392 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,392 | 50.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Patrick Jennings (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Macleay (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hurley (b 1796) (elected) | 261 | 52.6 | |
Joseph Leary (defeated) | 231 | 46.6 | |
William Walker | 4 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 496 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 497 | 73.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Single (elected) | 286 | 33.3 | |
Henry Woods | 236 | 27.5 | |
James Rodd | 172 | 20.1 | |
James Ryan (defeated) | 164 | 19.1 | |
Total formal votes | 858 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 856 | 63.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Terry (re-elected) | 1,098 | 84.3 | |
William Windeyer | 205 | 15.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,303 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 19 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,322 | 49.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lloyd (elected) | 610 | 51.8 | |
Daniel Macquarie | 567 | 48.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,177 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,177 | 73.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Brown (re-elected) | 1,125 | 92.6 | |
Edward Flood | 81 | 6.7 | |
Elias Bethel | 9 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,215 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,215 | 46.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hannell (elected) | 991 | 57.1 | |
William Brookes (defeated) | 387 | 22.3 | |
Francis O'Brien | 188 | 10.8 | |
Thomas Adam | 90 | 5.2 | |
Henry Langley | 68 | 3.9 | |
James Pemell | 13 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,737 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 25 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,762 | 65.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Harris Nelson (elected) | 404 | 42.8 | |
Andrew Kerr | 403 | 42.7 | |
Samuel Goold | 136 | 14.4 | |
Total formal votes | 943 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 964 | 59.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Sutherland (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Farnell (re-elected 1) | 468 | 35.6 | |
Hugh Taylor (elected 2) | 451 | 34.4 | |
James Byrnes (defeated) | 394 | 30.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,313 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 746 | 52.3 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Arnold (re-elected) | 144 | 96.0 | |
George Townshend | 6 | 4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 150 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 150 | 25.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Browne (elected) | 535 | 61.9 | |
Alexander Bowman | 330 | 38.2 | |
Total formal votes | 865 | 97.6 | |
Informal votes | 21 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 886 | 54.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Leopold William De Salis (elected) | 305 | 37.6 | |
Charles Walsh | 289 | 35.6 | |
William O'Neill | 217 | 26.8 | |
Total formal votes | 811 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 811 | 71.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Warden (re-elected) | 622 | 54.7 | |
John Roseby | 515 | 45.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,137 | 97.8 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 1,163 | 76.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Tunks (re-elected) | 686 | 65.8 | |
James Byrnes | 342 | 32.8 | |
W Wardle | 9 | 0.9 | |
James French | 5 | 0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,042 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,044 | 49.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Abbott (elected) | 453 | 55.6 | |
Colin Fraser (defeated) | 362 | 44.4 | |
Total formal votes | 815 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 827 | 47.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hoskins (re-elected) | 564 | 67.5 | |
Edward Brown (defeated) | 272 | 32.5 | |
Total formal votes | 836 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 836 | 51.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Creed (elected) | 845 | 56.1 | |
James White | 661 | 43.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,506 | 95.5 | |
Informal votes | 71 | 4.5 | |
Turnout | 1,577 | 57.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Smith (elected) | 164 | 34.6 | |
George Stephen | 149 | 31.4 | |
Gerald Spring (defeated) | 100 | 21.1 | |
Andrew Ross | 61 | 12.9 | |
William Dalley | 0 | 0.0 | |
William Forlonge | 0 | 0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 474 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 591 | 37.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edmund Webb (re-elected) | 320 | 78.6 | |
George Thornton | 87 | 21.4 | |
Total formal votes | 407 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 7 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 414 | 40.2 |
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|
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 Nowlan (re-elected) | 423 | 50.4 | |
William Watson | 416 | 49.6 | |
Total formal votes | 839 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 839 | 64.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Driver (re-elected) | 241 | 50.7 | |
William Walker | 234 | 49.3 | |
Total formal votes | 475 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 480 | 77.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Cunneen (elected) | 348 | 55.0 | |
Joseph Eckford (defeated) | 285 | 45.0 | |
Total formal votes | 633 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 633 | 54.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | unopposed |
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