Electoral results for the district of Paterson

This article is about the former New South Wales state electorate. For the Australian federal electorate, see Electoral results for the Division of Paterson.

The Paterson, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1859   William Arnold None
1860
1864
1869
1872
1874
1875 by   Herbert Brown None
1877

Election results

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 27 October [4]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (re-elected) unopposed  

1875 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1875 Paterson colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1875 Paterson by-election
Thursday 18 March [5]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (elected) 149 53.2
James Brunker 81 28.9
Robert Park 27 9.6
Marshall Burdekin 19 6.8
John Jurley 2 0.7
John Nowlan 2 0.7
Total formal votes 280 97.2
Informal votes 8 2.8
Turnout 288 52.3
William Arnold died.[5]

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Friday 18 December 1874 [6]
Candidate Votes %
William Arnold (re-elected) 205 56.9
Herbert Brown 155 43.1
Total formal votes 360 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 368 66.8

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 17 February [7]
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

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Wednesday 15 December 1869 [8]
Candidate Votes %
William Arnold (re-elected) 285 76.2
Herbert Brown 88 23.5
George Townshend 1 0.3
Total formal votes 374 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 374 64.2

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Wednesday 14 December 1864 [9]
Candidate Votes %
William Arnold (re-elected) 217 62.0
Geoffrey Eagar 133 38.0
Total formal votes 350 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 350 65.3

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Saturday 8 December [10]
Candidate Votes %
William Arnold (re-elected) 95 96.9
Edward Druitt 3 3.1
Total formal votes 98 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 92 20.0

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Paterson.[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson
Thursday 16 June [11]
Candidate Votes %
William Arnold (re-elected) 159 70.4
Henry Dangar 62 27.4
William Bucknell 5 2.2
Total formal votes 226 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 223 54.3

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "June 1875 Paterson by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Paterson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.