Electoral results for the district of Cowra

Cowra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   Denis Donnelly Protectionist
1895
1896 by   Michael Phillips Protectionist
1898   Thomas Waddell National Federal
1901   Progressive

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Cowra.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Cowra [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Thomas Waddell unopposed
Progressive hold  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Cowra.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Cowra [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Thomas Waddell 830 58.8
Labour Hector Lamond 581 41.2
Total formal votes 1,411 99.3
Informal votes 10 0.7
Turnout 1,421 61.0
National Federal hold  

1896 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1896 Cowra colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1896 Cowra by-election
Thursday 2 April [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Michael Phillips 759 61.4
Labor Hector Lamond 477 38.6
Total formal votes 1,236 99.5
Informal votes 6 0.5
Turnout 1,242 60.1
Protectionist hold  
The by-election was caused by the death of Denis Donnelly (Protectionist).[6]

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Cowra.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Cowra [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Denis Donnelly 669 51.2
Labour Linus Bungate 456 34.9
Free Trade William Cortis 149 11.4
Ind. Protectionist Edward Bassett 32 2.5
Total formal votes 1,306 98.5
Informal votes 20 1.5
Turnout 1,326 69.8
Protectionist hold  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Cowra.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Cowra [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Denis Donnelly 619 43.4
Labour Linus Bungate 582 40.8
Free Trade Hector Lamond 224 15.7
Total formal votes 1,425 97.4
Informal votes 38 2.6
Turnout 1,463 76.9
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1896 Cowra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.