Electoral results for the district of East Sydney
East Sydney, 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 results
November 1891 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Edmund Barton (re-elected) | 2,778 | 71.4 | ||
Labour | William Grantham | 1,112 | 28.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,890 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 17 | 38.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,907 | 38.9 | |||
Protectionist hold |
1891
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | William McMillan (re-elected 1) | 3,713 | 19.2 | ||
Protectionist | Edmund Barton (elected 2) | 3,535 | 18.3 | ||
Free Trade | Varney Parkes (elected 3) | 3,343 | 17.3 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | George Reid (re-elected 4) | 2,946 | 15.2 | ||
Protectionist | William Manning | 2,260 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | William Grantham | 2,241 | 11.6 | ||
Protectionist | Walter Bradley | 1,328 | 6.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,366 | 99.7 | |||
Informal votes | 65 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 6,475 | 64.5 | |||
Free Trade hold 2 | |||||
Protectionist hold 1 | |||||
Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade |
April 1891 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Walter Bradley (elected) | 1,502 | 37.3 | ||
Free Trade | Edward Pulsford | 1,332 | 33.1 | ||
Independent Labour | Francis Cotton | 1,188 | 29.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,022 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 55 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,077 | 40.6 | |||
Protectionist gain from Free Trade |
1889
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Sydney Burdekin (elected 1) | 3,894 | 20.1 | ||
Free Trade | George Reid (elected 2) | 3,631 | 18.7 | ||
Free Trade | William McMillan (elected 3) | 3,604 | 18.6 | ||
Free Trade | John Street (elected 4) | 3,402 | 17.5 | ||
Protectionist | Joseph Abbott | 2,503 | 12.9 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas O'Mara | 2,378 | 12.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,412 | 99.8 | |||
Informal votes | 33 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,647 | 61.0 | |||
Free Trade hold 4 |
1887
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 1) | 4,238 | 23.8 | ||
Free Trade | George Reid (re-elected 2) | 4,108 | 23.1 | ||
Free Trade | William McMillan (elected 3) | 4,025 | 22.6 | ||
Free Trade | John Street (elected 4) | 3,605 | 20.2 | ||
Protectionist | William Traill | 1,846 | 10.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,822 | 99.7 | |||
Informal votes | 63 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,883 | 63.2 |
1885
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Edmund Barton (re-elected 1) | 3,903 | 22.0 | |
George Reid (elected 2) | 3,399 | 19.2 | |
Henry Copeland (re-elected 3) | 3,208 | 18.1 | |
Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 4) | 2,988 | 16.9 | |
George Griffiths (defeated) | 1,997 | 11.3 | |
Samuel Lees | 1,786 | 10.1 | |
George Brown | 435 | 2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 17,716 | 99.5 | |
Informal votes | 97 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 6,917 | 67.6 |
1884 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sydney Burdekin (elected) | 2,138 | 50.5 | |
George Reid (defeated) | 2,098 | 49.5 | |
Total formal votes | 4,236 | 98.7 | |
Informal votes | 54 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 4,290 | 81.6 |
1883 by-election 2
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Copeland (elected) | 2,942 | 67.8 | |
Arthur Renwick | 1,397 | 32.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,339 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,339 | 53.9 |
1883 by-election 1
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Reid (re-elected) | 2,258 | 74.7 | |
Albert Elkington | 729 | 25.3 | |
Total formal votes | 2,887 | 99.2 | |
Informal votes | 24 | 0.8 | |
Turnout | 2,911 | 36.2 |
1882
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Reid (re-elected 1) | 3,044 | 20.2 | |
Edmund Barton (re-elected 2) | 2,948 | 19.6 | |
George Griffiths (elected 3) | 2,365 | 15.7 | |
John McElhone (re-elected 4) | 2,307 | 15.3 | |
Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | 2,080 | 13.8 | |
Arthur Renwick (defeated) | 1,651 | 11.0 | |
James Green | 676 | 4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 15,071 | 99.7 | |
Informal votes | 53 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 4,719 | 58.7 |
1880
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Reid (elected 1) | 3,413 | 19.0 | |
Arthur Renwick (re-elected 2) | 3,295 | 18.3 | |
Henry Dangar (elected 3) | 3,102 | 17.3 | |
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 4) | 2,770 | 15.4 | |
Charles Roberts | 2,295 | 12.8 | |
Samuel Lees | 1,385 | 7.7 | |
Charles Moore | 1,216 | 6.8 | |
Isaac Josephson | 507 | 2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 17,983 | 99.3 | |
Informal votes | 120 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 5,488 | 61.0 |
1879 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Arthur Renwick (elected) | 4,663 | 61.5 | |
Robert Tooth | 2,748 | 36.2 | |
John Dowie | 147 | 1.9 | |
Thomas Dalveen | 28 | 0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 7,586 | 98.9 | |
Informal votes | 60 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 7,668 | 54.7 |
1877
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Macintosh (re-elected 1) | 4,112 | 19.0 | |
John Davies (re-elected 2) | 3,761 | 17.4 | |
James Greenwood (elected 3) | 3,493 | 16.1 | |
Alexander Stuart (re-elected 4) | 2,930 | 13.5 | |
Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | 2,843 | 13.1 | |
Sedgwick Cowper | 1,335 | 6.2 | |
Francis Dixon | 1,302 | 6.0 | |
Isaac Josephson | 1,029 | 4.8 | |
Ninian Melville | 540 | 2.5 | |
Josiah Mason | 173 | 0.8 | |
William Cover | 77 | 0.4 | |
George Perry | 60 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 21,655 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 7,156 | 54.1 |
1877 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Davies (re-elected) | 3,137 | 74.1 | |
Ninian Melville | 790 | 20.1 | |
Total formal votes | 3,927 | 98.5 | |
Informal votes | 60 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 3,987 | 32.3 [lower-alpha 2] |
1874-75
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,828 | 17.9 | |
John Macintosh (re-elected 2) | 3,651 | 17.1 | |
Alexander Stuart (elected 3) | 3,083 | 14.4 | |
John Davies (elected 4) | 2,394 | 11.2 | |
Angus Cameron | 2,189 | 10.3 | |
Charles Moore (defeated) | 1,960 | 9.2 | |
William Forster (defeated) | 1,502 | 7.0 | |
John Young | 1,140 | 5.3 | |
Edward Flood | 804 | 3.8 | |
James Pemell | 661 | 3.1 | |
Daniel O'Connell | 68 | 0.3 | |
John Douglass | 50 | 0.2 | |
Nathaniel Pawsey | 23 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 21,353 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 6,430 | 56.4 |
1874 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Moore (elected) | 2,385 | 74.1 | |
John Douglass | 813 | 25.2 | |
William Cover | 22 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,220 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,220 | 28.2 |
June 1872 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Oakes (elected) | 1,994 | 53.1 | |
Bowie Wilson | 1,763 | 46.9 | |
Total formal votes | 3,757 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,757 | 33.7 |
May 1872 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Parkes (re-elected) | 2,686 | 68.8 | |
James Jones | 1,216 | 31.2 | |
Total formal votes | 3,902 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,902 | 35.0 |
1872
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 |
1870 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Bowie Wilson (elected) | 2,755 | 55.8 | |
William Campbell | 2,183 | 44.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,938 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,938 | 48.6 |
1869-70
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,397 | 16.7 | |
James Martin (re-elected 2) | 3,158 | 15.6 | |
David Buchanan (elected 3) | 2,765 | 13.6 | |
George King (elected 4) | 2,702 | 13.3 | |
Charles Cowper | 2,548 | 12.6 | |
Julian Salomons | 2,106 | 10.4 | |
James Neale (defeated) | 2,071 | 10.2 | |
Robert Hunt | 742 | 3.7 | |
Alexander Steel | 699 | 3.4 | |
William Cover | 77 | 0.4 | |
W Jennett | 30 | 0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 20,295 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 5,701 | 56.1 |
1867 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Marshall Burdekin (elected) | 2,025 | 60.0 | |
Walter Renny | 1,350 | 40.0 | |
Total formal votes | 3,375 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,375 | 38.9 |
1866 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Stewart (elected) | unopposed |
1865 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (re-elected) | 933 | 87.0 | |
Frederick Birmingham | 140 | 13.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,073 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,073 | 12.0 |
1864-65
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 2,711 | 18.7 | |
John Caldwell (re-elected 2) | 2,447 | 16.9 | |
James Neale (elected 3) | 2,107 | 14.6 | |
James Hart (re-elected 4) | 2,069 | 14.3 | |
James Martin (defeated) | 1,769 | 12.2 | |
William Forster (defeated) | 1,733 | 12.0 | |
Robert Isaacs | 1,351 | 9.3 | |
Richard Dransfield | 190 | 1.3 | |
Thomas Duigan | 43 | 0.3 | |
William Cover | 43 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 14,463 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,191 | 46.8 |
1861 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Forster (elected) | 1,273 | 48.7 | |
James Neale | 1,179 | 45.1 | |
Charles Fowler | 77 | 3.0 | |
Thomas Duigan | 56 | 2.1 | |
James Martin | 25 | 1.0 | |
Thomas Argent | 2 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,612 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,612 | 35.5 |
1860
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (elected 1) | 2,283 | 19.6 | |
Henry Parkes (re-elected 2) | 2,184 | 18.7 | |
John Caldwell (elected 3) | 2,091 | 17.9 | |
Robert Stewart (elected 4) | 1,925 | 16.5 | |
James Martin (defeated) | 1,551 | 13.3 | |
Peter Faucett (defeated) | 1,306 | 11.2 | |
Thomas Duigan | 327 | 2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 11,667 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,771 | 48.4 |
1860 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Faucett (elected) | 1,346 | 50.3 | |
Robert Stewart | 1,315 | 49.2 | |
John West | 14 | 0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 2,675 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,675 | 30.0 |
1859 by-election
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 1,282 | 28.2 | |
John Black (re-elected 2) | 1,237 | 27.2 | |
Peter Faucett | 1,000 | 22.0 | |
Richard Driver | 969 | 21.3 | |
Thomas Duigan | 56 | 1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 4,544 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,272 | 30.0 |
1859
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 2,064 | 20.0 | |
John Black (elected 2) | 1,682 | 16.3 | |
Henry Parkes (elected 3) | 1,654 | 16.0 | |
James Martin (re-elected 4) | 1,349 | 13.1 | |
Charles Kemp | 1,317 | 12.7 | |
Richard Driver | 1,201 | 11.6 | |
William Allen | 569 | 5.5 | |
William Wentworth | 300 | 2.9 | |
William Benbow | 205 | 2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 10,341 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,436 | 45.4 |
Notes
- George Reid was estranged from Henry Parkes, who retired as leader of the Free Trade Party after the election and Reid was elected leader of the opposition in his place.
- estimate based on an electoral roll of 12,326 at March 1877[18]
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