Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election

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New South Wales colonial election, 4 – 26 February 1887 [1]
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast128,787 Turnout 57.84−3.26
Informal votes2,275Informal1.74−0.27
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Free Trade 78,23860.75n/a79n/a
  Protectionist 42,35432.89n/a37n/a
  Ind. Free Trade 4,1593.23n/a4n/a
  Ind. Protectionist 3,1052.41n/a4n/a
  Independent 9310.72n/a0n/a
Total252,004  124 

The 1887 New South Wales colonial election was for 124 members representing 74 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 35 multi-member districts returning 87 members and 37 single member districts giving a total of 124 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 13 districts were uncontested. This was the first election at which there were recognisable political parties. [1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,984, ranging from Boorowa (1,103) to Canterbury (3,161). [2]

Election results

Albury

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Albury
Friday 11 February [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist George Day (re-elected)51358.6
Free Trade William Smith36341.4
Total formal votes87698.0
Informal votes182.0
Turnout 89461.8

Argyle

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle
Friday 11 February [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Holborow (re-elected 1)97535.7
Free Trade Edward Ball (elected 2)97035.5
Protectionist Thomas Rose 78928.9
Total formal votes2,73499.6
Informal votes110.4
Turnout 1,72362.5

Balmain

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 5 February [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1)3,01226.6
Free Trade John Hawthorne (re-elected 2)2,91525.8
Free Trade Frank Smith (elected 3)2,71724.0
Protectionist Solomon Hyam (defeated)1,58514.0
Protectionist Thomas Belgrave7236.4
Protectionist Aaron Wheeler3533.1
Total formal votes11,30599.1
Informal votes1081.0
Turnout 4,64058.7

Balranald

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Balranald
Thursday 24 February [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Allen Lakeman (elected 1)94640.4
Ind. Free Trade Robert Wilkinson (re-elected 2)77733.2
Independent Alexander Cameron62126.5
Total formal votes2,34498.2
Informal votes431.8
Turnout 1,58939.4

The other sitting member John Cramsie did not contest the election.

Bathurst

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 9 February [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Cortis (elected)77359.9
Protectionist Francis Suttor (defeated)51740.1
Total formal votes1,29098.6
Informal votes181.4
Turnout 1,30870.2

The Bogan

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Bogan
Wednesday 23 February [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Kelly (elected 1)1,42231.4
Free Trade Joseph Penzer (elected 2)1,35229.9
Protectionist George Cass (defeated)1,17926.1
Protectionist Rene Berteaux57012.6
Total formal votes4,52399.6
Informal votes190.4
Turnout 2,35948.4

The other sitting member Patrick Jennings did not contest the election.

Boorowa

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Monday 7 February [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Slattery (re-elected)unopposed

Bourke

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 22 February [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Waddell (elected 1)1,22038.7
Free Trade Alexander Wilson (elected 2)99631.6
Protectionist William Willis 93429.7
Total formal votes3,15099.3
Informal votes210.7
Turnout 2,04746.2

The sitting members were Russell Barton and William Sawers, both of whom resigned on 2 December 1886. [10] A writ was issued for a by-election, [11] which was held on 21 January 1887, with the result Thomas Waddell 1019, William Willis 833 and Alexander Wilson 682. [12] The writ was not returned however as the parliament was dissolved on 26 January. [10]

Braidwood

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Monday 14 February [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Alexander Ryrie (re-elected)53558.3
Free Trade John Lingen38341.7
Total formal votes91897.6
Informal votes232.4
Turnout 93962.6

Camden

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Camden
Friday 11 February [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Garrett (re-elected 1)1,74033.3
Free Trade William McCourt (elected 2)1,59130.5
Free Trade John Kidd (defeated)1,48528.4
Protectionist James Hanrahan4077.8
Total formal votes5,22398.9
Informal votes581.1
Turnout 3,08662.0

Canterbury

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 12 February [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Joseph Carruthers (elected 1)4,30219.8
Free Trade Alexander Hutchison (elected 2)3,01313.9
Free Trade William Henson (re-elected 3)2,38511.0
Free Trade William Davis (elected 4)2,26410.4
Free Trade James Wilshire 2,17910.0
Free Trade William Cameron2,1019.7
Free Trade John Wheeler 2,0289.3
Protectionist John Watkin1,5076.9
Free Trade Richard McCoy1,4776.8
Free Trade George Wallace5042.3
Total formal votes21,76099.3
Informal votes1600.7
Turnout 6,77653.6

Three of the sitting members, Mark Hammond, William Judd and Septimus Stephen, did not contest the election.

Carcoar

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Saturday 12 February [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Garland (re-elected 1)1,16038.7
Free Trade Charles Jeanneret (elected 2)1,01433.8
Protectionist Francis Freehill 82427.5
Total formal votes2,998100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,94055.2

The other sitting member Ezekiel Baker did not contest the election.

The Clarence

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Clarence
Friday 11 February [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John McFarlane (elected)64655.7
Free Trade John Purves (defeated)51344.3
Total formal votes1,15998.9
Informal votes131.1
Turnout 1,17260.1

Central Cumberland

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 12 February [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes (re-elected 1)2,40425.8
Free Trade Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2)2,11922.7
Free Trade Frank Farnell (elected 3)1,86119.9
Free Trade John Nobbs 1,77519.0
Protectionist Nathaniel Bull (defeated)1,17312.6
Total formal votes9,33299.3
Informal votes670.7
Turnout 4,04051.3

Durham

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 26 February [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (re-elected)59157.9
Ind. Free Trade John Wade 42942.1
Total formal votes1,02097.1
Informal votes302.9
Turnout 1,05070.4

East Macquarie

1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Friday 11 February [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected 1)95142.2
Free Trade James Tonkin (elected 2)79535.2
Protectionist Paddy Crick 51022.6
Total formal votes2,25699.5
Informal votes110.5
Turnout 1,26445.1

The other sitting member John Shepherd unsuccessfully contested Paddington.

East Maitland

1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Tuesday 8 February [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Brunker (re-elected)unopposed

East Sydney

1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Saturday 5 February [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 1)4,23823.8
Free Trade George Reid (re-elected 2)4,10823.1
Free Trade William McMillan (elected 3)4,02522.6
Free Trade John Street (elected 4)3,60520.2
Protectionist William Traill 1,84610.4
Total formal votes17,82299.7
Informal votes630.4
Turnout 6,88363.2

The two other sitting members Edmund Barton was appointed to the Legislative Council and Henry Copeland successfully contested New England.

Eden

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Friday 11 February [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Henry Clarke (re-elected)unopposed
Protectionist James Garvan (re-elected)unopposed

Forbes

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Monday 14 February [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1)78836.6
Free Trade Henry Cooke (elected 2)70632.8
Protectionist Joseph Reymond 65730.5
Total formal votes2,15199.3
Informal votes160.7
Turnout 1,27352.8

The other sitting member Walter Coonan did not contest the election.

The Glebe

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Saturday 5 February [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Wilkinson (re-elected 1)1,33236.0
Free Trade Michael Chapman (elected 2)1,26134.0
Free Trade John Meeks (defeated)50313.6
Free Trade William Bailey38410.4
Protectionist Stephen Byrne2256.1
Total formal votes3,70597.8
Informal votes842.2
Turnout 2,44867.0

Glen Innes

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 19 February [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Matheson (elected)60451.6
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison 56748.4
Total formal votes1,17198.3
Informal votes201.7
Turnout 1,19142.1

The sitting member William Fergusson unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

Gloucester

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester
Wednesday 23 February [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Jonathan Seaver (elected)43445.4
Free Trade John Hart 26727.9
Free Trade John McLaughlin 20721.7
Protectionist George Perry485.0
Total formal votes95698.6
Informal votes141.4
Turnout 97059.2

The sitting member Robert White did not contest the election. John McLaughlin had been unsuccessful in contesting Paddington on 9 February.

Goulburn

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Goulburn
Thursday 3 February [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Teece (re-elected)unopposed

Grafton

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Saturday 5 February [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John See (re-elected)unopposed

Grenfell

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Grenfell
Wednesday 16 February [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Vaughn (re-elected)43153.3
Free Trade A L Park37846.7
Total formal votes80998.2
Informal votes151.8
Turnout 82451.6

Gundagai

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 16 February [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade Jack Want (re-elected)70155.3
Protectionist Robert Newman56644.7
Total formal votes1,26798.5
Informal votes191.5
Turnout 1,28649.2

Gunnedah

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Wednesday 16 February [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Goodwin (elected)61662.7
Free Trade J Poole36737.3
Total formal votes98395.4
Informal votes474.6
Turnout 1,03050.3

The sitting member Joseph Abbott successfully contested Wentworth.

The Gwydir

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Thursday 10 February [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Hassall (re-elected)unopposed

Hartley

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley
Saturday 12 February [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Hurley (elected)61944.8
Ind. Protectionist Richard Inch33324.1
Protectionist John Young 24517.7
Protectionist Brisbane Doyle18413.3
Total formal votes1,38197.9
Informal votes302.1
Turnout 1,41164.1

The sitting member Walter Targett unsuccessfully contested The Hastings and Manning.

The Hastings and Manning

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings and Manning
Wednesday 9 February [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Roberts (re-elected 1)1,19540.7
Free Trade James Young (re-elected 2)1,10737.7
Protectionist Walter Targett (defeated)63521.6
Total formal votes2,93799.5
Informal votes150.5
Turnout 1,62855.5

Walter Targett was the member for Hartley

The Hawkesbury

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hawkesbury
Saturday 12 February [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Alexander Bowman (re-elected)75846.3
Ind. Free Trade John Griffin65740.1
Independent Thomas Primrose22213.6
Total formal votes1,63797.7
Informal votes382.3
Turnout 1,67573.4

The Hume

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hume
Wednesday 9 February [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist William Lyne (re-elected)unopposed
Protectionist James Hayes (re-elected)unopposed

The Hunter

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Monday 7 February [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Burns (re-elected)unopposed

Illawarra

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Friday 18 February [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Francis Woodward (elected)93955.7
Protectionist Andrew Lysaght Sr. (defeated)74844.3
Total formal votes1,68798.3
Informal votes291.7
Turnout 1,71659.7

Inverell

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Inverell
Saturday 19 February [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Samuel Moore (re-elected)76360.1
Protectionist George Cruickshank 50739.9
Total formal votes1,27098.4
Informal votes211.6
Turnout 1,29163.0

Kiama

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Wednesday 9 February [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Angus Cameron (re-elected)unopposed

The Macleay

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Wednesday 23 February [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Smith (re-elected)94558.0
Ind. Protectionist Enoch Rudder68442.0
Total formal votes1,62998.1
Informal votes311.9
Turnout 1,66054.8

Molong

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Molong
Tuesday 8 February [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Andrew Ross (re-elected)unopposed

Monaro

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Monaro
Friday 25 February [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Thomas O'Mara (elected 1)1,14838.0
Protectionist Henry Dawson (re-elected 2)78325.9
Protectionist Harold Stephen (defeated)63721.1
Free Trade Herbert Elles45315.0
Total formal votes3,02199.6
Informal votes120.4
Turnout 1,73255.7

Morpeth

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 16 February [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Bowes (elected)54158.2
Free Trade Myles McRae 38841.8
Total formal votes92998.7
Informal votes121.3
Turnout 94175.3

The sitting member Robert Wisdom did not contest the election.

Mudgee

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Tuesday 15 February [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Adolphus Taylor (re-elected 1)1,21920.2
Protectionist William Wall (re-elected 2)1,07117.8
Free Trade Reginald Black (elected 3)1,05617.5
Protectionist Richard Rouse 99016.4
Free Trade John Haynes 88414.7
Protectionist John Carden80513.4
Total formal votes6,02599.3
Informal votes400.7
Turnout 2,23156.7

The other sitting member Thomas Browne unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

The Murray

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 26 February [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Chanter (re-elected 1)83635.7
Protectionist Robert Barbour (re-elected 2)75932.4
Free Trade William Virgoe75032.0
Total formal votes2,34598.9
Informal votes261.1
Turnout 1,37747.8

The Murrumbidgee

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Thursday 24 February [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Gormly (re-elected 1)2,22631.5
Protectionist John Gale (elected 2)1,89726.9
Ind. Free Trade George Dibbs (re-elected 3)1,63023.1
Free Trade Robert Reynolds1,31018.6
Total formal votes7,06399.6
Informal votes310.4
Turnout 3,21440.5

The other sitting member Alexander Bolton did not contest the election.

The Namoi

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi
Tuesday 22 February [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Dangar (elected)76265.0
Free Trade George Dale41135.0
Total formal votes1,17398.3
Informal votes201.7
Turnout 1,19347.4

The sitting member Charles Collins did not contest the election.

The Nepean

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Nepean
Monday 7 February [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Samuel Lees (elected)70150.7
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Smith (defeated)68349.4
Total formal votes1,38498.5
Informal votes211.5
Turnout 1,40575.5

New England

1887 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 10 February [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Inglis (re-elected 1)1,37146.1
Protectionist Henry Copeland (re-elected 2)99933.6
Protectionist Charles Givney60320.3
Total formal votes2,97399.0
Informal votes311.0
Turnout 2,10853.9

Newcastle

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 5 February [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Ellis (elected 1)2,72441.2
Protectionist James Fletcher (re-elected 2)2,28134.5
Free Trade George Lloyd (defeated)1,60324.3
Total formal votes6,60899.3
Informal votes440.7
Turnout 3,89075.4

Newtown

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Newtown
Saturday 5 February [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Foster (re-elected 1)2,40429.6
Free Trade Frederick Gibbes (re-elected 2)2,32128.6
Free Trade Nicholas Hawken (elected 3)2,10626.0
Protectionist James Smith (defeated)1,28415.8
Total formal votes8,11599.3
Informal votes570.7
Turnout 3,44656.3

Northumberland

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Thursday 17 February [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Ninian Melville (re-elected 1)2,39923.2
Protectionist Thomas Walker (elected 2)2,32322.5
Ind. Protectionist Joseph Creer (re-elected 3)2,06920.0
Protectionist John Osborne 1,95218.9
Free Trade Nicholas Downing1,0109.8
Protectionist Andrew Love5785.6
Total formal votes10,33199.3
Informal votes710.7
Turnout 4,11775.1
 (1 new seat)

Orange

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Wednesday 9 February [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Dalton (re-elected 1)99737.4
Free Trade William Clarke (re-elected 2)92034.5
Protectionist George Hawke75128.2
Total formal votes2,66899.2
Informal votes210.8
Turnout 1,85769.2

Paddington

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Paddington
Wednesday 9 February [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Neild (re-elected 1)2,60122.3
Free Trade Alfred Allen (elected 2)2,27119.5
Free Trade William Trickett (re-elected 3)2,23019.1
Free Trade John McLaughlin 2,13918.3
Free Trade John Shepherd (defeated)1,63014.0
Protectionist William Allen 7156.1
Independent Edwin Bottrell890.8
Total formal votes11,67598.7
Informal votes1511.3
Turnout 5,15966.6

The other sitting member Robert Butcher did not contest the election. John Shepherd was the member for East Macquarie. John McLaughlin also unsuccessfully contested Gloucester.

Parramatta

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Thursday 3 February [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Hugh Taylor (re-elected)unopposed

Patrick's Plains

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains
Thursday 10 February [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Albert Gould (re-elected)unopposed

Queanbeyan

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Saturday 19 February [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan (re-elected)70756.8
Free Trade George Tompsitt53743.2
Total formal votes1,24498.4
Informal votes201.6
Turnout 1,26448.5

Redfern

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Redfern
Saturday 5 February [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Sutherland (re-elected 1)3,58223.2
Free Trade James Farnell (elected 2)2,64417.1
Free Trade William Stephen (elected 3)2,59916.8
Free Trade William Schey (elected 4)2,40715.6
Protectionist Arthur Renwick (defeated)1,93812.6
Protectionist Peter Howe 1,80311.7
Protectionist Alfred Fremlin 4673.0
Total formal votes15,44099.3
Informal votes1030.7
Turnout 5,05358.8
 (1 new seat)

The other sitting member Thomas Williamson did not contest the election.

The Richmond

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Saturday 26 February [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing (re-elected 1)2,15342.0
Protectionist Frederick Crouch (elected 2)1,95038.0
Free Trade James Barrie65912.9
Free Trade R Lopez3667.1
Total formal votes5,12899.5
Informal votes270.5
Turnout 2,82854.7

The other sitting member Patrick Hogan did not contest the election.

Shoalhaven

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven
Monday 14 February [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Martin (elected)85351.7
Protectionist William Lovegrove79848.3
Total formal votes1,65199.1
Informal votes150.9
Turnout 1,66676.9

The sitting member Frederick Humphery did not contest the election.

South Sydney

1887 New South Wales colonial election: South Sydney
Saturday 5 February [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Alban Riley (elected 1)3,42620.2
Free Trade Bernhard Wise (elected 2)3,06718.1
Free Trade George Withers (elected 3)2,84516.8
Protectionist James Toohey (re-elected 4)1,99911.8
Protectionist John Davies (defeated)1,3948.2
Protectionist Alfred Miller1,3568.0
Protectionist Archibald Forsyth (defeated)1,1106.5
Protectionist Edward Bennett1,0856.4
Independent Michael Simmons6854.0
Total formal votes16,96799.3
Informal votes1260.7
Turnout 6,60268.6

The other sitting member Joseph Olliffe did not contest the election.

St Leonards

1887 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Wednesday 2 February [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected)unopposed
Free Trade Isaac Ives (re-elected)unopposed

Tamworth

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Monday 21 February [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Robert Levien (re-elected 1)92828.0
Protectionist William Dowel (elected 2)82925.0
Free Trade William Tribe78423.6
Free Trade Eustace Pratt77623.4
Total formal votes3,31799.0
Informal votes321.0
Turnout 1,78458.2

The other sitting member Michael Burke did not contest the election.

Tenterfield

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tenterfield
Monday 21 February [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Charles Lee (re-elected)67265.8
Protectionist William Richardson35034.3
Total formal votes1,02297.4
Informal votes272.6
Turnout 1,04945.1

Tumut

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 19 February [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Travers Jones (re-elected)66252.2
Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel60747.8
Total formal votes1,26998.0
Informal votes262.0
Turnout 1,29574.3

The Upper Hunter

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Upper Hunter
Friday 18 February [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John McElhone (elected 1)98436.7
Free Trade Robert FitzGerald (re-elected 2)59922.4
Protectionist William Abbott 54920.5
Free Trade Thomas Hungerford (defeated)54820.5
Total formal votes2,68099.8
Informal votes60.2
Turnout 1,63757.0

Wellington

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington
Saturday 19 February [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist David Ferguson (re-elected)54764.4
Free Trade W J Hill30335.7
Total formal votes85098.2
Informal votes161.9
Turnout 86664.5

Wentworth

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth
Saturday 26 February [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Joseph Abbott (re-elected 1)93934.5
Ind. Free Trade William MacGregor (re-elected 2)77928.6
Protectionist Thomas Browne (defeated)63623.4
Protectionist William Fergusson (defeated)36913.6
Total formal votes2,72398.6
Informal votes381.4
Turnout 1,58329.1

William MacGregor one of two sitting members for Wentworth. The other sitting member Edward Quin did not contest the election. Joseph Abbott was the member for Gunnedah, Thomas Browne was the member for Mudgee and William Fergusson was the member for Glen Innes.

West Macquarie

1887 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie
Thursday 17 February [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Fergus Smith (elected)34048.3
Protectionist Paddy Crick 25536.2
Protectionist John Hughes10915.5
Total formal votes70498.9
Informal votes81.1
Turnout 71264.2

The sitting member Lewis Lloyd did not contest the election.

West Maitland

1887 New South Wales colonial election: West Maitland
Wednesday 9 February [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Richard Thompson (re-elected)unopposed

West Sydney

1887 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Saturday 5 February [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Francis Abigail (re-elected 1)3,68819.9
Free Trade Alexander Kethel (re-elected 2)3,45018.6
Free Trade George Merriman (elected 3)3,04916.4
Free Trade Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 4)2,98816.1
Protectionist John Young (defeated)2,24612.1
Protectionist Arthur Nelson 1,2126.5
Protectionist William Westman9775.3
Free Trade William Pritchard9725.2
Total formal votes18,58299.0
Informal votes1891.0
Turnout 7,42964.5

Wollombi

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 19 February [74]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Richard Stevenson (re-elected)57855.5
Free Trade George Watt46344.5
Total formal votes1,04198.4
Informal votes171.6
Turnout 1,05855.3

Yass Plains

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains
Saturday 19 February [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Thomas Colls (re-elected)69156.9
Free Trade Henry Donaldson52443.1
Total formal votes1,21598.2
Informal votes221.8
Turnout 1,24763.9

Young

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Saturday 19 February [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Gordon (elected 1)1,09530.7
Protectionist James Mackinnon (re-elected 2)1,05329.5
Protectionist Gerald Spring (defeated)92225.8
Free Trade William Lucas49814.0
Total formal votes3,56899.3
Informal votes240.7
Turnout 2,20664.4

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