Electoral results for the district of Wilcannia

Wilcannia, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1889 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1889   Edward Dickens Protectionist
1891
1894   Richard Sleath Labour
1895
1898
1901   Independent Labour

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Wilcannia.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Wilcannia [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Richard Sleath 637 47.9 −24.1
Labour John Buzacott 414 31.1
Independent Liberal Thomas Bell 280 21.0
Total formal votes 1,331 99.3 −0.3
Informal votes 10 0.8 +0.3
Turnout 1,341 52.5 +9.9
Member changed to Independent Labour from Labour  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Wilcannia.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Sleath 770 72.0
National Federal Edmond O'Donnell 300 28.0
Total formal votes 1,070 99.5
Informal votes 5 0.5
Turnout 1,075 42.6
Labour hold  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Wilcannia.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Sleath unopposed
Labour hold  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Wilcannia.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Sleath 971 67.7
Protectionist Edward Dickens 463 32.3
Total formal votes 1,434 98.3
Informal votes 25 1.7
Turnout 1,459 77.8
Labour gain from Protectionist  

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Wilcannia.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia
Saturday 20 June [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edward Dickens (re-elected) unopposed  
Protectionist hold  

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Wilcannia.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia
Wednesday 13 February [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edward Dickens (elected) 209 68.3
Free Trade Charles Fartiere 97 31.7
Total formal votes 306 97.8
Informal votes 7 2.2
Turnout 313 25.6
Protectionist win (new seat)
Wilcannia and Sturt were new seats split off from Wentworth which previously returned two members.

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr Richard Sleath (1863–1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Mr Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens (1852-1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2020.