New South Wales colonial election, 8 December 1874 – 12 January 1875 [1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast
60,031
Turnout
47.21
−1.23
Informal votes
762
Informal
1.20
+0.20
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
60,031
72
The 1874–75 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 (750), Goldfields South (1,400) and Goldfields West (20,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 2,078 ranging from The Paterson (551) to Mudgee (7,401).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3] [4]
Election results
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Balranald
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Bathurst
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The sitting member for Bathurst Edward Combes did not contest the election. Edmund Webb was the sitting member for West Macquarie .
The Bogan
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Braidwood
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Canterbury
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The Clarence
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Central Cumberland
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East Macquarie
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East Maitland
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East Sydney
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1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : East Sydney Wednesday 9 December 1874 [17]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1)
3,828
17.9
John Macintosh (re-elected 2)
3,651
17.1
Alexander Stuart (elected 3)
3,083
14.4
John Davies (elected 4)
2,394
11.2
Angus Cameron
2,189
10.3
Charles Moore (defeated)
1,960
9.2
William Forster (defeated)
1,502
7.0
John Young
1,140
5.3
Edward Flood
804
3.8
James Pemell
661
3.1
Daniel O'Connell
68
0.3
John Douglass
50
0.2
Nathaniel Pawsey
23
0.1
Total formal votes
21,353
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
6,430
56.4
The Glebe
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Goldfields North
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Goldfields South
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Goldfields West
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Goulburn
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The Gwydir
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The Hastings
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The Hawkesbury
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The Hume
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The Hunter
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Illawarra
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The Lachlan
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Liverpool Plains
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The Lower Hunter
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The Murray
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The Murrumbidgee
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Narellan
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The Nepean
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New England
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Newcastle
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Northumberland
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Paddington
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Parramatta
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The Paterson
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Patrick's Plains
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Queanbeyan
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Shoalhaven
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St Leonards
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Tenterfield
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The Tumut
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The Upper Hunter
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Wellington
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West Macquarie
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The sitting member for West Macquarie was Edmund Webb who unsuccessfully contested Bathurst .
West Maitland
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West Sydney
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The Williams
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Wollombi
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Yass Plains
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See also
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References
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^ a b Green, Antony . "1874-75 election totals" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 September 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Turnout" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
^ "1858 Redistribution" . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Argyle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Balranald" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Bogan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Central Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goldfields North" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goldfields South" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goldfields West" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hastings" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Lachlan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Liverpool Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Lower Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Narellan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 September 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Paterson" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 The Williams" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Windsor" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1874-5 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020 .