Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1880
New South Wales colonial election, 17 November – 2 December 1880 [ 1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast
178,807
Turnout
61.94
+13.63
Informal votes
2,001
Informal
1.96
+0.95
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
178,807
108
The 1880 New South Wales colonial election was for 108 members representing 72 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 29 multi-member districts returning 68 members and 43 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 14 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.[ 1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,549 for a country seat and 2,361 for an urban one,[ 2] ranging from East Maitland (966) to Bourke (3,478).[ 3]
The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1880 (NSW)[ 4] which was the first major redistribution since 1858 in which 12 districts were abolished,[ a] and 23 new districts were created.[ b] an overall increase in the number of districts from 61 to 72, and an increase in the number of members from 73 to 108.[ 2]
George Day was the sitting member for The Hume
The sitting member William Davies did not contest the election.
The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that 60 of the informal votes had written "I Vote for Taylor" on them, where Jacob Garrard won the election by only 12 votes.[ 8]
The sitting member Colin Simson did not contest the election.
The Bogan lost part of the district to the new seat of Forbes . The sitting member Walter Coonan unsuccessfully contested Forbes.
Joseph Olliffe had already unsuccessfully contested East Sydney .
The other siting member Arthur Onslow did not contest the election. Joseph Leary was the sitting member for The Murrumbidgee .
One sitting member John Lucas did not contest the election. The other sitting member Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested East Sydney .
Ezekiel Baker was the sitting member for the abolished district of Goldfields South .
The Clarence lost part of the district to Grafton and part to The Richmond . The sitting member Charles Fawcett successfully contested The Richmond.
Durham replaced all of the abolished district of The Paterson and part of the abolished district of The Williams . Herbert Brown was the member for The Paterson and William Johnston was the member for The Williams.
The sitting member Henry Badgery successfully contested Monaro .
Of the sitting members, James Greenwood and John Macintosh did not contest the election and John Davies successfully contested South Sydney . Sir Henry Parkes was a sitting member for Canterbury .
Forbes replaced part of The Bogan . Walter Coonan was the sitting member for The Bogan.
Glen Innes was created from the northern part of New England .
Archibald Jacob was the member for the abolished district of The Lower Hunter .
Grafton was created from part of The Clarence .
Grenfell partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan .
Gundagai partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan .
The sitting member Thomas Dangar successfully contested The Namoi .
The Hastings and Manning [ edit ]
Replaced the abolished district of The Hastings . The sitting member Robert Smith successfully contested The Macleay .
The other sitting member Henry Moses did not contest the election. Henry McQuade was the sitting member for the abolished district of Windsor .
The sitting member George Day successfully contested Albury
Robert Smith was the member for the abolished district of The Hastings .
The sitting member John Murphy did not contest the election. Henry Badgery was the member for East Maitland .
The sitting member David Buchanan had already unsuccessfully contested West Sydney . Samuel Terry was the member for New England and Louis Beyers was the member for the abolished district of Goldfields West .
The sitting member Joseph Leary unsuccessfully contested Camden .
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for The Gwydir .
The sitting member Samuel Terry successfully contested Mudgee . Henry Copeland was the member for the abolished seat of Goldfields North .
The other siting member William Long did not contest the election.
The Richmond was created from the northern part of The Clarence and Charles Fawcett was the member for The Clarence.
John Davies was a sitting member for East Sydney .
Hanley Bennett was the member for the abolished district of Liverpool Plains .
The sitting member John Shepherd did not contest the election. Edmund Barton was the member for the abolished district of University of Sydney .
The other sitting member James Merriman did not contest the election. David Buchanan was the sitting member for Mudgee and subsequently regained a seat in that district.
^ The four districts that did not have a residential qualification were abolished, Goldfields North , Goldfields South , Goldfields West and University of Sydney plus the districts of The Hastings , The Lachlan , Liverpool Plains , The Lower Hunter , Narellan , The Paterson , The Williams and Windsor .
^ The new districts were Albury , Balmain , Boorowa , Bourke , Durham , Forbes , Glen Innes , Gloucester , Grafton , Grenfell , Gundagai , Gunnedah , The Hastings and Manning , Inverell , The Macleay , Molong , The Namoi , Redfern , The Richmond , South Sydney , Tamworth , Tumut , Wentworth and Young .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1880 election totals" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
^ a b "1880 Redistribution" . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Turnout" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020 .
^ Electoral Act 1880 (NSW).
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Albury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Argyle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Balmain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ "Balmain" . The Sydney Daily Telegraph . 24 November 1880. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Balranald" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Bogan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Boorowa" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Bourke" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Central Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Durham" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Forbes" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Glen Innes" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Gloucester" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Grafton" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Grenfell" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Gundagai" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Gunnedah" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Hastings and Manning" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Inverell" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Macleay" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Molong" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Namoi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Redfern" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Richmond" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Tamworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Wentworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1880 Young" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020 .
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