Electoral results for the district of Lower Hunter

Lower Hunter, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.[1][2][3]

PeriodMemberParty
1859   William Windeyer None
1860   Alexander Scott None
1861 by   Richard Sadleir None
1864   Robert Wisdom None
1869
1872   Archibald Jacob None
1875
1877
1877 by
For the federal electorate, see Electoral results for the Division of Hunter.

Election results

1877 by-election

1877 Lower Hunter colonial by-election

1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Tuesday 30 October [4]
Candidate Votes %
Archibald Jacob (re-elected) unopposed  

1875
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Monday 4 January 1875 [5]
Candidate Votes %
Archibald Jacob (re-elected) 259 53.7
Walter Cooper 219 45.4
Archibald Hamilton 4 0.8
Total formal votes 482 96.8
Informal votes 16 3.2
Turnout 498 75.3

1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Thursday 7 March [6]
Candidate Votes %
Archibald Jacob (elected) 258 50.9
Robert Wisdom (defeated) 249 49.1
Total formal votes 507 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 520 77.6

1869
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Friday 17 December 1869 [7]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (re-elected) 281 51.4
Archibald Jacob 266 48.6
Total formal votes 547 97.7
Informal votes 13 2.3
Turnout 560 78.3

1864
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Thursday 8 December 1864 [8]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (re-elected) 283 50.9
Archibald Jacob 273 49.1
Total formal votes 556 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 556 70.5

1861 by-election

1861 Lower Hunter colonial by-election

1860
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Saturday 15 December [9]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Scott (elected) 238 51.5
Richard Sadlier 224 48.5
Total formal votes 462 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 462 56.3

1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Lower Hunter[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter
Wednesday 29 June [10]
Candidate Votes %
William Windeyer (elected) 316 72.6
James Williamson 119 27.4
Total formal votes 435 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 435 64.1

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1877 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1874-5 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1872 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1869-70 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1864-5 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1860 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1859 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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