Electoral results for the district of Wollombi

Wollombi, 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 Cape None
1860 by   Joseph Eckford None
1860
1864
1869
1870 by
1872   James Cunneen None
1874
1877   Joseph Eckford None
1880
1882   Joseph Gorrick None
1885   Lyall Scott None
1886 by   Richard Stevenson None
1887   Free Trade
1889   Protectionist
1891

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Monday 29 June [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Richard Stevenson (re-elected) 795 72.8
Free Trade Joseph Gorrick 297 27.2
Total formal votes 1,092 98.2
Informal votes 20 1.8
Turnout 1,112 46.3
Protectionist hold  

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 9 February [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Richard Stevenson (elected) 652 64.2
Free Trade Fred Walsh 363 35.8
Total formal votes 1,015 98.5
Informal votes 16 1.6
Turnout 1,031 45.7
Member changed to Protectionist from Free Trade  

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 19 February [6]
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

1886 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1886 Wollombi colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1886 Wollombi by-election
Friday 17 December [7]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Stevenson (elected) 472 50.9
Walter Vivian 456 49.1
Total formal votes 1,112 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,112 57.0
Lyall Scott resigned.[7]

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 31 October [8]
Candidate Votes %
Lyall Scott (elected) 592 62.8
Walter Vivian 257 27.3
George Anderson 69 7.3
A S Jaques 25 2.7
Total formal votes 943 99.0
Informal votes 10 1.1
Turnout 953 57.0
The sitting member Joseph Gorrick unsuccessfully contested Northumberland.

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Tuesday 12 December [9]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Gorrick (elected) 437 53.0
Joseph Eckford (defeated) 388 47.0
Total formal votes 825 97.9
Informal votes 18 2.1
Turnout 843 62.6

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Wednesday 24 November [10]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (re-elected) 406 42.3
Joseph Gorrick 328 34.1
Robert Higgins 227 23.6
Total formal votes 961 99.4
Informal votes 6 0.6
Turnout 967 75.1

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Friday 2 November [11]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (elected) 237 36.6
Henry Levien 236 36.5
James Cunneen (defeated) 174 26.9
Total formal votes 647 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 647 60.6

1874

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Monday 14 December 1874 [12]
Candidate Votes %
James Cunneen (re-elected) 432 68.3
Joseph Eckford 201 31.8
Total formal votes 633 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 633 61.6

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Wednesday 21 February [13]
Candidate Votes %
James Cunneen (elected) 348 55.0
Joseph Eckford (defeated) 285 45.0
Total formal votes 633 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 633 54.0

1870 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1870 Wollombi colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1870 Wollombi by-election
Monday 19 September [14]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (re-elected) 365 51.4
James Cunneen 345 48.6
Total formal votes 710 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 710 59.3
Joseph Eckford was insolvent.[14]

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Monday 13 December 1869 [15]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (re-elected) 414 55.7
Lyall Scott 330 44.4
Total formal votes 744 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 743 65.4

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Tuesday 13 December 1864 [16]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (re-elected) 338 53.7
Lyall Scott 292 46.4
Total formal votes 630 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 630 58.2

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Saturday 15 December [17]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (re-elected) unopposed  

1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1860 Wollombi colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1860 Wollombi by-election
Thursday 17 May [18]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Eckford (elected) 309 56.4
George Simpson 239 43.6
Total formal votes 548 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 548 58.0
William Cape resigned.[18]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Wollombi.[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Monday 20 June [19]
Candidate Votes %
William Cape (elected) unopposed

Notes

References

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