Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election

New South Wales colonial election, 4 – 26 February 1887 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast 128,787 Turnout 57.84 −3.26
Informal votes 2,275 Informal 1.74 −0.27
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Free Trade 78,238 60.75 n/a 79 n/a
  Protectionist 42,354 32.89 n/a 37 n/a
  Ind. Free Trade 4,159 3.23 n/a 4 n/a
  Ind. Protectionist 3,105 2.41 n/a 4 n/a
  Independent 931 0.72 n/a 0 n/a
Total 252,004     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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist George Day (re-elected) 513 58.6
Free Trade William Smith 363 41.4
Total formal votes 876 98.0
Informal votes 18 2.0
Turnout 894 61.8

Argyle

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle
Friday 11 February [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Holborow (re-elected 1) 975 35.7
Free Trade Edward Ball (elected 2) 970 35.5
Protectionist Thomas Rose 789 28.9
Total formal votes 2,734 99.6
Informal votes 11 0.4
Turnout 1,723 62.5

Balmain

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 5 February [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1) 3,012 26.6
Free Trade John Hawthorne (re-elected 2) 2,915 25.8
Free Trade Frank Smith (elected 3) 2,717 24.0
Protectionist Solomon Hyam (defeated) 1,585 14.0
Protectionist Thomas Belgrave 723 6.4
Protectionist Aaron Wheeler 353 3.1
Total formal votes 11,305 99.1
Informal votes 108 1.0
Turnout 4,640 58.7

Balranald

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Balranald
Thursday 24 February [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Allen Lakeman (elected 1) 946 40.4
Ind. Free Trade Robert Wilkinson (re-elected 2) 777 33.2
Independent Alexander Cameron 621 26.5
Total formal votes 2,344 98.2
Informal votes 43 1.8
Turnout 1,589 39.4

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

Bathurst

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Wednesday 9 February [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Cortis (elected) 773 59.9
Protectionist Francis Suttor (defeated) 517 40.1
Total formal votes 1,290 98.6
Informal votes 18 1.4
Turnout 1,308 70.2

The Bogan

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Bogan
Wednesday 23 February [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Kelly (elected 1) 1,422 31.4
Free Trade Joseph Penzer (elected 2) 1,352 29.9
Protectionist George Cass (defeated) 1,179 26.1
Protectionist Rene Berteaux 570 12.6
Total formal votes 4,523 99.6
Informal votes 19 0.4
Turnout 2,359 48.4

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

Boorowa

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

Bourke

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 22 February [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Waddell (elected 1) 1,220 38.7
Free Trade Alexander Wilson (elected 2) 996 31.6
Protectionist William Willis 934 29.7
Total formal votes 3,150 99.3
Informal votes 21 0.7
Turnout 2,047 46.2

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alexander Ryrie (re-elected) 535 58.3
Free Trade John Lingen 383 41.7
Total formal votes 918 97.6
Informal votes 23 2.4
Turnout 939 62.6

Camden

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Camden
Friday 11 February [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Garrett (re-elected 1) 1,740 33.3
Free Trade William McCourt (elected 2) 1,591 30.5
Free Trade John Kidd (defeated) 1,485 28.4
Protectionist James Hanrahan 407 7.8
Total formal votes 5,223 98.9
Informal votes 58 1.1
Turnout 3,086 62.0

Canterbury

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 12 February [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Joseph Carruthers (elected 1) 4,302 19.8
Free Trade Alexander Hutchison (elected 2) 3,013 13.9
Free Trade William Henson (re-elected 3) 2,385 11.0
Free Trade William Davis (elected 4) 2,264 10.4
Free Trade James Wilshire 2,179 10.0
Free Trade William Cameron 2,101 9.7
Free Trade John Wheeler 2,028 9.3
Protectionist John Watkin 1,507 6.9
Free Trade Richard McCoy 1,477 6.8
Free Trade George Wallace 504 2.3
Total formal votes 21,760 99.3
Informal votes 160 0.7
Turnout 6,776 53.6

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Charles Garland (re-elected 1) 1,160 38.7
Free Trade Charles Jeanneret (elected 2) 1,014 33.8
Protectionist Francis Freehill 824 27.5
Total formal votes 2,998 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,940 55.2

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John McFarlane (elected) 646 55.7
Free Trade John Purves (defeated) 513 44.3
Total formal votes 1,159 98.9
Informal votes 13 1.1
Turnout 1,172 60.1

Central Cumberland

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 12 February [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Varney Parkes (re-elected 1) 2,404 25.8
Free Trade Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2) 2,119 22.7
Free Trade Frank Farnell (elected 3) 1,861 19.9
Free Trade John Nobbs 1,775 19.0
Protectionist Nathaniel Bull (defeated) 1,173 12.6
Total formal votes 9,332 99.3
Informal votes 67 0.7
Turnout 4,040 51.3

Durham

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 26 February [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (re-elected) 591 57.9
Ind. Free Trade John Wade 429 42.1
Total formal votes 1,020 97.1
Informal votes 30 2.9
Turnout 1,050 70.4

East Macquarie

1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Friday 11 February [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) 951 42.2
Free Trade James Tonkin (elected 2) 795 35.2
Protectionist Paddy Crick 510 22.6
Total formal votes 2,256 99.5
Informal votes 11 0.5
Turnout 1,264 45.1

The other sitting member John Shepherd unsuccessfully contested Paddington.

East Maitland

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

East Sydney

1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Saturday 5 February [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 1) 4,238 23.8
Free Trade George Reid (re-elected 2) 4,108 23.1
Free Trade William McMillan (elected 3) 4,025 22.6
Free Trade John Street (elected 4) 3,605 20.2
Protectionist William Traill 1,846 10.4
Total formal votes 17,822 99.7
Informal votes 63 0.4
Turnout 6,883 63.2

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Henry Clarke (re-elected) unopposed
Protectionist James Garvan (re-elected) unopposed

Forbes

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Monday 14 February [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) 788 36.6
Free Trade Henry Cooke (elected 2) 706 32.8
Protectionist Joseph Reymond 657 30.5
Total formal votes 2,151 99.3
Informal votes 16 0.7
Turnout 1,273 52.8

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Wilkinson (re-elected 1) 1,332 36.0
Free Trade Michael Chapman (elected 2) 1,261 34.0
Free Trade John Meeks (defeated) 503 13.6
Free Trade William Bailey 384 10.4
Protectionist Stephen Byrne 225 6.1
Total formal votes 3,705 97.8
Informal votes 84 2.2
Turnout 2,448 67.0

Glen Innes

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 19 February [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Matheson (elected) 604 51.6
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison 567 48.4
Total formal votes 1,171 98.3
Informal votes 20 1.7
Turnout 1,191 42.1

The sitting member William Fergusson unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

Gloucester

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester
Wednesday 23 February [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Jonathan Seaver (elected) 434 45.4
Free Trade John Hart 267 27.9
Free Trade John McLaughlin 207 21.7
Protectionist George Perry 48 5.0
Total formal votes 956 98.6
Informal votes 14 1.4
Turnout 970 59.2

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Teece (re-elected) unopposed

Grafton

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

Grenfell

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Grenfell
Wednesday 16 February [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Vaughn (re-elected) 431 53.3
Free Trade A L Park 378 46.7
Total formal votes 809 98.2
Informal votes 15 1.8
Turnout 824 51.6

Gundagai

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 16 February [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade Jack Want (re-elected) 701 55.3
Protectionist Robert Newman 566 44.7
Total formal votes 1,267 98.5
Informal votes 19 1.5
Turnout 1,286 49.2

Gunnedah

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Wednesday 16 February [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Goodwin (elected) 616 62.7
Free Trade J Poole 367 37.3
Total formal votes 983 95.4
Informal votes 47 4.6
Turnout 1,030 50.3

The sitting member Joseph Abbott successfully contested Wentworth.

The Gwydir

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

Hartley

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley
Saturday 12 February [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Hurley (elected) 619 44.8
Ind. Protectionist Richard Inch 333 24.1
Protectionist John Young 245 17.7
Protectionist Brisbane Doyle 184 13.3
Total formal votes 1,381 97.9
Informal votes 30 2.1
Turnout 1,411 64.1

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Charles Roberts (re-elected 1) 1,195 40.7
Free Trade James Young (re-elected 2) 1,107 37.7
Protectionist Walter Targett (defeated) 635 21.6
Total formal votes 2,937 99.5
Informal votes 15 0.5
Turnout 1,628 55.5

Walter Targett was the member for Hartley

The Hawkesbury

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hawkesbury
Saturday 12 February [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alexander Bowman (re-elected) 758 46.3
Ind. Free Trade John Griffin 657 40.1
Independent Thomas Primrose 222 13.6
Total formal votes 1,637 97.7
Informal votes 38 2.3
Turnout 1,675 73.4

The Hume

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Hume
Wednesday 9 February [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Burns (re-elected) unopposed

Illawarra

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Friday 18 February [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Francis Woodward (elected) 939 55.7
Protectionist Andrew Lysaght Sr. (defeated) 748 44.3
Total formal votes 1,687 98.3
Informal votes 29 1.7
Turnout 1,716 59.7

Inverell

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Inverell
Saturday 19 February [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Samuel Moore (re-elected) 763 60.1
Protectionist George Cruickshank 507 39.9
Total formal votes 1,270 98.4
Informal votes 21 1.6
Turnout 1,291 63.0

Kiama

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

The Macleay

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Wednesday 23 February [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Smith (re-elected) 945 58.0
Ind. Protectionist Enoch Rudder 684 42.0
Total formal votes 1,629 98.1
Informal votes 31 1.9
Turnout 1,660 54.8

Molong

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

Monaro

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Monaro
Friday 25 February [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Thomas O'Mara (elected 1) 1,148 38.0
Protectionist Henry Dawson (re-elected 2) 783 25.9
Protectionist Harold Stephen (defeated) 637 21.1
Free Trade Herbert Elles 453 15.0
Total formal votes 3,021 99.6
Informal votes 12 0.4
Turnout 1,732 55.7

Morpeth

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 16 February [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Bowes (elected) 541 58.2
Free Trade Myles McRae 388 41.8
Total formal votes 929 98.7
Informal votes 12 1.3
Turnout 941 75.3

The sitting member Robert Wisdom did not contest the election.

Mudgee

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Tuesday 15 February [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Adolphus Taylor (re-elected 1) 1,219 20.2
Protectionist William Wall (re-elected 2) 1,071 17.8
Free Trade Reginald Black (elected 3) 1,056 17.5
Protectionist Richard Rouse 990 16.4
Free Trade John Haynes 884 14.7
Protectionist John Carden 805 13.4
Total formal votes 6,025 99.3
Informal votes 40 0.7
Turnout 2,231 56.7

The other sitting member Thomas Browne unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

The Murray

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 26 February [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (re-elected 1) 836 35.7
Protectionist Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) 759 32.4
Free Trade William Virgoe 750 32.0
Total formal votes 2,345 98.9
Informal votes 26 1.1
Turnout 1,377 47.8

The Murrumbidgee

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Thursday 24 February [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Gormly (re-elected 1) 2,226 31.5
Protectionist John Gale (elected 2) 1,897 26.9
Ind. Free Trade George Dibbs (re-elected 3) 1,630 23.1
Free Trade Robert Reynolds 1,310 18.6
Total formal votes 7,063 99.6
Informal votes 31 0.4
Turnout 3,214 40.5

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Dangar (elected) 762 65.0
Free Trade George Dale 411 35.0
Total formal votes 1,173 98.3
Informal votes 20 1.7
Turnout 1,193 47.4

The sitting member Charles Collins did not contest the election.

The Nepean

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Nepean
Monday 7 February [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Samuel Lees (elected) 701 50.7
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Smith (defeated) 683 49.4
Total formal votes 1,384 98.5
Informal votes 21 1.5
Turnout 1,405 75.5

New England

1887 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Thursday 10 February [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Inglis (re-elected 1) 1,371 46.1
Protectionist Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) 999 33.6
Protectionist Charles Givney 603 20.3
Total formal votes 2,973 99.0
Informal votes 31 1.0
Turnout 2,108 53.9

Newcastle

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 5 February [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Ellis (elected 1) 2,724 41.2
Protectionist James Fletcher (re-elected 2) 2,281 34.5
Free Trade George Lloyd (defeated) 1,603 24.3
Total formal votes 6,608 99.3
Informal votes 44 0.7
Turnout 3,890 75.4

Newtown

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Newtown
Saturday 5 February [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Foster (re-elected 1) 2,404 29.6
Free Trade Frederick Gibbes (re-elected 2) 2,321 28.6
Free Trade Nicholas Hawken (elected 3) 2,106 26.0
Protectionist James Smith (defeated) 1,284 15.8
Total formal votes 8,115 99.3
Informal votes 57 0.7
Turnout 3,446 56.3

Northumberland

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Thursday 17 February [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) 2,399 23.2
Protectionist Thomas Walker (elected 2) 2,323 22.5
Ind. Protectionist Joseph Creer (re-elected 3) 2,069 20.0
Protectionist John Osborne 1,952 18.9
Free Trade Nicholas Downing 1,010 9.8
Protectionist Andrew Love 578 5.6
Total formal votes 10,331 99.3
Informal votes 71 0.7
Turnout 4,117 75.1
  (1 new seat)

Orange

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Wednesday 9 February [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Dalton (re-elected 1) 997 37.4
Free Trade William Clarke (re-elected 2) 920 34.5
Protectionist George Hawke 751 28.2
Total formal votes 2,668 99.2
Informal votes 21 0.8
Turnout 1,857 69.2

Paddington

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Paddington
Wednesday 9 February [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Neild (re-elected 1) 2,601 22.3
Free Trade Alfred Allen (elected 2) 2,271 19.5
Free Trade William Trickett (re-elected 3) 2,230 19.1
Free Trade John McLaughlin 2,139 18.3
Free Trade John Shepherd (defeated) 1,630 14.0
Protectionist William Allen 715 6.1
Independent Edwin Bottrell 89 0.8
Total formal votes 11,675 98.7
Informal votes 151 1.3
Turnout 5,159 66.6

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Hugh Taylor (re-elected) unopposed

Patrick's Plains

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

Queanbeyan

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Saturday 19 February [59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edward O'Sullivan (re-elected) 707 56.8
Free Trade George Tompsitt 537 43.2
Total formal votes 1,244 98.4
Informal votes 20 1.6
Turnout 1,264 48.5

Redfern

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Redfern
Saturday 5 February [60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Sutherland (re-elected 1) 3,582 23.2
Free Trade James Farnell (elected 2) 2,644 17.1
Free Trade William Stephen (elected 3) 2,599 16.8
Free Trade William Schey (elected 4) 2,407 15.6
Protectionist Arthur Renwick (defeated) 1,938 12.6
Protectionist Peter Howe 1,803 11.7
Protectionist Alfred Fremlin 467 3.0
Total formal votes 15,440 99.3
Informal votes 103 0.7
Turnout 5,053 58.8
  (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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Ewing (re-elected 1) 2,153 42.0
Protectionist Frederick Crouch (elected 2) 1,950 38.0
Free Trade James Barrie 659 12.9
Free Trade R Lopez 366 7.1
Total formal votes 5,128 99.5
Informal votes 27 0.5
Turnout 2,828 54.7

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

Shoalhaven

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven
Monday 14 February [62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Martin (elected) 853 51.7
Protectionist William Lovegrove 798 48.3
Total formal votes 1,651 99.1
Informal votes 15 0.9
Turnout 1,666 76.9

The sitting member Frederick Humphery did not contest the election.

South Sydney

1887 New South Wales colonial election: South Sydney
Saturday 5 February [63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Alban Riley (elected 1) 3,426 20.2
Free Trade Bernhard Wise (elected 2) 3,067 18.1
Free Trade George Withers (elected 3) 2,845 16.8
Protectionist James Toohey (re-elected 4) 1,999 11.8
Protectionist John Davies (defeated) 1,394 8.2
Protectionist Alfred Miller 1,356 8.0
Protectionist Archibald Forsyth (defeated) 1,110 6.5
Protectionist Edward Bennett 1,085 6.4
Independent Michael Simmons 685 4.0
Total formal votes 16,967 99.3
Informal votes 126 0.7
Turnout 6,602 68.6

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Levien (re-elected 1) 928 28.0
Protectionist William Dowel (elected 2) 829 25.0
Free Trade William Tribe 784 23.6
Free Trade Eustace Pratt 776 23.4
Total formal votes 3,317 99.0
Informal votes 32 1.0
Turnout 1,784 58.2

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

Tenterfield

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tenterfield
Monday 21 February [66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Charles Lee (re-elected) 672 65.8
Protectionist William Richardson 350 34.3
Total formal votes 1,022 97.4
Informal votes 27 2.6
Turnout 1,049 45.1

Tumut

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 19 February [67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Travers Jones (re-elected) 662 52.2
Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel 607 47.8
Total formal votes 1,269 98.0
Informal votes 26 2.0
Turnout 1,295 74.3

The Upper Hunter

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Upper Hunter
Friday 18 February [68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John McElhone (elected 1) 984 36.7
Free Trade Robert FitzGerald (re-elected 2) 599 22.4
Protectionist William Abbott 549 20.5
Free Trade Thomas Hungerford (defeated) 548 20.5
Total formal votes 2,680 99.8
Informal votes 6 0.2
Turnout 1,637 57.0

Wellington

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington
Saturday 19 February [69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist David Ferguson (re-elected) 547 64.4
Free Trade W J Hill 303 35.7
Total formal votes 850 98.2
Informal votes 16 1.9
Turnout 866 64.5

Wentworth

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth
Saturday 26 February [70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Joseph Abbott (re-elected 1) 939 34.5
Ind. Free Trade William MacGregor (re-elected 2) 779 28.6
Protectionist Thomas Browne (defeated) 636 23.4
Protectionist William Fergusson (defeated) 369 13.6
Total formal votes 2,723 98.6
Informal votes 38 1.4
Turnout 1,583 29.1

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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Fergus Smith (elected) 340 48.3
Protectionist Paddy Crick 255 36.2
Protectionist John Hughes 109 15.5
Total formal votes 704 98.9
Informal votes 8 1.1
Turnout 712 64.2

The sitting member Lewis Lloyd did not contest the election.

West Maitland

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

West Sydney

1887 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Saturday 5 February [73]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Francis Abigail (re-elected 1) 3,688 19.9
Free Trade Alexander Kethel (re-elected 2) 3,450 18.6
Free Trade George Merriman (elected 3) 3,049 16.4
Free Trade Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 4) 2,988 16.1
Protectionist John Young (defeated) 2,246 12.1
Protectionist Arthur Nelson 1,212 6.5
Protectionist William Westman 977 5.3
Free Trade William Pritchard 972 5.2
Total formal votes 18,582 99.0
Informal votes 189 1.0
Turnout 7,429 64.5

Wollombi

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 19 February [74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Richard Stevenson (re-elected) 578 55.5
Free Trade George Watt 463 44.5
Total formal votes 1,041 98.4
Informal votes 17 1.6
Turnout 1,058 55.3

Yass Plains

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains
Saturday 19 February [75]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Colls (re-elected) 691 56.9
Free Trade Henry Donaldson 524 43.1
Total formal votes 1,215 98.2
Informal votes 22 1.8
Turnout 1,247 63.9

Young

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Saturday 19 February [76]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Gordon (elected 1) 1,095 30.7
Protectionist James Mackinnon (re-elected 2) 1,053 29.5
Protectionist Gerald Spring (defeated) 922 25.8
Free Trade William Lucas 498 14.0
Total formal votes 3,568 99.3
Informal votes 24 0.7
Turnout 2,206 64.4

See also

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