The 1877 New South Wales colonial election was for 73 members representing 61 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 53 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 17 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election. [1]
There were four districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (1,200), Goldfields South (1,500), Goldfields West (10,000) and University of Sydney (158). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 2,342 ranging from The Paterson (556) to The Bogan (7,401). [2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW). [3] [4]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Davies (elected) | 890 | 61.7 | |
Charles Heydon | 553 | 38.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,443 | 97.5 | |
Informal votes | 37 | 2.5 | |
Turnout | 1,480 | 60.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Colin Simson (elected) | 623 | 79.8 | |
John Smart | 158 | 20.2 | |
Total formal votes | 781 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 797 | 23.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Francis Suttor (re-elected) | 551 | 64.1 | |
David Williamson | 308 | 35.9 | |
Total formal votes | 859 | 98.1 | |
Informal votes | 17 | 1.9 | |
Turnout | 876 | 51.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Walter Coonan (elected) | 1,248 | 51.8 | |
Sir John Robertson | 1,020 | 42.3 | |
Sir Henry Parkes | 117 | 4.9 | |
John Ardill | 12 | 0.5 | |
William Forlonge | 7 | 0.3 | |
Jean Serisier | 5 | 0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,409 | 97.1 | |
Informal votes | 72 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | 2,481 | 33.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Greville (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Garrett (re-elected 1) | 762 | 41.4 | |
Arthur Onslow (re-elected 2) | 683 | 37.1 | |
Thomas Fisher | 397 | 21.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,842 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,255 | 53.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sir Henry Parkes (elected 1) | 1,841 | 28.4 | |
John Lucas (re-elected 2) | 1,645 | 25.4 | |
Richard Hill (defeated) | 1,443 | 22.3 | |
George Pile | 969 | 14.9 | |
William Henson | 588 | 9.1 | |
Total formal votes | 6,486 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 6,486 | 49.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew Lynch (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Bawden (re-elected) | 1,161 | 42.2 | |
Charles Fawcett | 1,126 | 41.0 | |
Edward Madgwick | 286 | 10.4 | |
Sir John Robertson | 176 | 6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 2,749 | 98.4 | |
Informal votes | 46 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 2,795 | 59.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Andrew McCulloch (elected) | unopposed |
The other sitting member William Long successfully contested Parramatta. [15]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sir John Robertson (elected 1) | 781 | 38.5 | |
William Suttor (re-elected 2) | 627 | 30.9 | |
William Cummings | 515 | 25.4 | |
George Stephen | 105 | 5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,028 | 99.0 | |
Informal votes | 21 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 1,307 | 63.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | 268 | 50.2 | |
Alexander Dodds | 266 | 49.8 | |
Total formal votes | 534 | 99.1 | |
Informal votes | 5 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 539 | 70.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Macintosh (re-elected 1) | 4,112 | 19.0 | |
John Davies (re-elected 2) | 3,761 | 17.4 | |
James Greenwood (elected 3) | 3,493 | 16.1 | |
Alexander Stuart (re-elected 4) | 2,930 | 13.5 | |
Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | 2,843 | 13.1 | |
Sedgwick Cowper | 1,335 | 6.2 | |
Francis Dixon | 1,302 | 6.0 | |
Isaac Josephson | 1,029 | 4.8 | |
Ninian Melville | 540 | 2.5 | |
Josiah Mason | 173 | 0.8 | |
William Cover | 77 | 0.4 | |
George Perry | 60 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 21,655 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 7,156 | 54.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Clarke (re-elected) | 825 | 69.6 | |
Sir Henry Parkes | 361 | 30.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,186 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,216 | 54.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Allen (re-elected) | 1,179 | 64.8 | |
Charles Mossman | 641 | 35.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,820 | 97.9 | |
Informal votes | 39 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 1,859 | 55.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Louis Beyers (elected) | 476 | 57.9 | |
David Buchanan (defeated) | 346 | 42.1 | |
Total formal votes | 822 | 97.9 | |
Informal votes | 18 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 840 | 8.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Copeland (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Teece (re-elected) | 400 | 62.8 | |
Frederick Horn | 237 | 37.2 | |
Total formal votes | 637 | 97.7 | |
Informal votes | 15 | 2.3 | |
Turnout | 652 | 65.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hurley (b 1844) (re-elected) | 695 | 57.8 | |
Patrick Higgins | 508 | 42.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,203 | 97.8 | |
Informal votes | 27 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 1,230 | 63.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Smith (re-elected) | 1,018 | 94.2 | |
Thomas Amos | 63 | 5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,081 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,093 | 34.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Bowman (elected 1) | 462 | 33.0 | |
Henry Moses (re-elected 2) | 383 | 27.3 | |
William Piddington (defeated) | 283 | 20.2 | |
Thomas Primrose | 177 | 12.6 | |
George Davies | 96 | 6.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,401 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,401 | 50.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Day (re-elected) | 461 | 97.7 | |
Sir Henry Parkes | 11 | 2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 472 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 484 | 15.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Burns (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Gray (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Charles (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Watson (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 703 | 42.5 | |
Michael Burke | 536 | 32.4 | |
George Grehan | 415 | 25.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,654 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,654 | 36.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Murphy (elected) | 768 | 59.6 | |
Alexander Montague (defeated) | 521 | 40.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,289 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,289 | 54.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sir John Robertson (elected) | 1,142 | 53.7 | |
Richard Rouse (defeated) | 985 | 46.3 | |
Total formal votes | 2,127 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,130 | 44.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Barbour (elected) | 815 | 51.9 | |
James Davidson | 754 | 48.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,569 | 97.4 | |
Informal votes | 42 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 1,611 | 62.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Leary (re-elected) | 531 | 36.7 | |
Henry Parkes | 468 | 32.4 | |
James Gormly | 447 | 30.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,446 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,483 | 32.3 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hurley (b 1796) (re-elected) | 244 | 57.3 | |
John Kidd | 182 | 42.7 | |
Total formal votes | 426 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 426 | 74.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Smith (elected) | 520 | 60.9 | |
John Smith (defeated) | 334 | 39.1 | |
Total formal votes | 854 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 854 | 74.0 |
The sitting member was Patrick Shepherd who did not contest the election. John Smith was the sitting member for Wellington.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Terry (re-elected) | 736 | 58.6 | |
Robert Forster (defeated) | 521 | 41.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,257 | 96.8 | |
Informal votes | 42 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 1,299 | 49.2 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Bowker (elected) | 784 | 54.7 | |
George Lloyd (defeated) | 402 | 28.0 | |
Thomas Hungerford | 230 | 16.0 | |
William Brookes | 18 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,434 | 98.4 | |
Informal votes | 24 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 1,458 | 77.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Brown (re-elected) | 1,083 | 82.7 | |
James Yeomans | 227 | 17.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,310 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,310 | 39.3 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 1,580 | 50.7 | |
William Turner (defeated) | 1,534 | 49.3 | |
Total formal votes | 3,114 | 97.7 | |
Informal votes | 75 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 3,189 | 72.7 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edward Combes (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Sutherland (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh Taylor (re-elected 1) | 571 | 33.9 | |
William Long (re-elected 2) | 426 | 25.3 | |
Walter Cooper | 370 | 22.0 | |
George Young | 265 | 15.8 | |
John Bergan | 51 | 3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,683 | 98.9 | |
Informal votes | 19 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 988 | 85.7 |
The other sitting member Charles Byrnes did not contest the election. William Long was the member for Central Cumberland. [15]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Herbert Brown (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Browne (re-elected) | 468 | 63.6 | |
William Durham | 268 | 36.4 | |
Total formal votes | 736 | 97.1 | |
Informal votes | 22 | 2.9 | |
Turnout | 758 | 52.8 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Thompson (elected) | 446 | 49.8 | |
Thomas Rutledge | 337 | 37.7 | |
William O'Neill | 112 | 12.5 | |
Total formal votes | 895 | 98.4 | |
Informal votes | 15 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 910 | 67.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Roseby (elected) | 591 | 50.5 | |
Thomas Richards | 579 | 49.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,170 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,193 | 76.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Farnell (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Dillon (elected) | 642 | 40.9 | |
Robert Abbott (defeated) | 518 | 33.0 | |
Alexander Murray | 410 | 26.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,570 | 97.3 | |
Informal votes | 44 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 1,614 | 38.3 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hoskins (re-elected) | 557 | 60.6 | |
Sir John Robertson | 362 | 39.4 | |
Total formal votes | 919 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 937 | 42.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Windeyer (re-elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John McElhone (re-elected) | 1,169 | 71.9 | |
Sir John Robertson | 456 | 28.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,625 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,651 | 50.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Shepherd (elected) | 741 | 50.2 | |
Patrick Jennings | 595 | 40.3 | |
Thomas Wythes | 139 | 9.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,475 | 99.4 | |
Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 1,521 | 60.9 |
The sitting member was John Smith who unsuccessfully contested Nepean.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | 314 | 59.3 | |
Alexander Rae | 216 | 40.8 | |
Total formal votes | 530 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 11 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 541 | 47.3 |
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Johnston (re-elected) | 516 | 51.0 | |
John Booth (defeated) | 495 | 49.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,011 | 96.1 | |
Informal votes | 41 | 3.9 | |
Turnout | 1,052 | 70.7 |
William Johnston had won the seat at the 1877 by-election. John Booth was one of the sitting members for East Macquarie.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Driver (re-elected) | 327 | 72.2 | |
Charles Cansdell | 126 | 27.8 | |
Total formal votes | 453 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 453 | 74.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Joseph Eckford (elected) | 237 | 36.6 | |
Henry Levien | 236 | 36.5 | |
James Cunneen (defeated) | 174 | 26.9 | |
Total formal votes | 647 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 647 | 60.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | 382 | 52.3 | |
Michael Perry | 327 | 44.8 | |
Arthur Remmington | 21 | 2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 730 | 96.6 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 3.4 | |
Turnout | 756 | 43.6 |
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