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Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1872
New South Wales colonial election, 13 February 1872 – 28 March 1872 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1869–70 –1874–75 >>
Enrolled voters
Votes cast
91,784
Turnout
48.44
−5.26
Informal votes
642
Informal
1.00
+0.59
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
91,784
72
The 1872 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 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 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 12 districts were uncontested.[1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (1,500), Goldfields South (2,500) and Goldfields West (16,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,839 ranging from The Paterson (600) to The Lachlan (4,355).[2] Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3] [4]
Election results [ edit ] Balranald [ edit ] Bathurst [ edit ] The Bogan [ edit ] Braidwood [ edit ] Canterbury [ edit ] Carcoar [ edit ] The Clarence [ edit ] Central Cumberland [ edit ] East Macquarie [ edit ] East Maitland [ edit ] East Sydney [ edit ]
1872 New South Wales colonial election : East Sydney [17]
Candidate
Votes
%
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1)
3,270
17.0
John Macintosh (elected 2)
3,068
16.0
Saul Samuel (re-elected 3)
3,048
15.9
James Neale (re-elected 4)
2,663
13.9
James Martin (defeated)
2,073
10.8
David Buchanan (defeated)
1,739
9.1
Bowie Wilson (defeated)
1,730
9.0
William Barker
1,379
7.2
George King (defeated)
240
1.3
Total formal votes
19,210
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
5,598
49.8
The Glebe [ edit ] Goldfields North [ edit ] Goldfields South [ edit ] Goldfields West [ edit ] Goulburn [ edit ] The Gwydir [ edit ] Hartley [ edit ] The Hastings [ edit ] The Hawkesbury [ edit ] The Hume [ edit ] The Hunter [ edit ] Illawarra [ edit ] The Lachlan [ edit ] Liverpool Plains [ edit ] The Lower Hunter [ edit ] Morpeth [ edit ] The Murray [ edit ] The Murrumbidgee [ edit ] Narellan [ edit ] The Nepean [ edit ] New England [ edit ] Newcastle [ edit ] Newtown [ edit ] Northumberland [ edit ] Paddington [ edit ] Parramatta [ edit ] The Paterson [ edit ] Patrick's Plains [ edit ] Queanbeyan [ edit ] Shoalhaven [ edit ] St Leonards [ edit ] Tenterfield [ edit ] The Tumut [ edit ] The Upper Hunter [ edit ] Wellington [ edit ] West Macquarie [ edit ] West Maitland [ edit ] West Sydney [ edit ] The Williams [ edit ] Windsor [ edit ] Wollombi [ edit ] Yass Plains [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Central Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Goldfields North" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Goldfields South" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Goldfields West" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Hastings" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Lachlan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Liverpool Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Lower Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Narellan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 September 2019 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Paterson" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 The Williams" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Windsor" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1872 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . 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