Electoral results for the district of Murray

Murray, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present.[1][2]

Members for Murray

First incarnation (1859-1999)
1858–1880, 1 member
Member Party Term
  John Hay [3] None 1859–1864
  Robert Landale [4] None 1864–1869
  Patrick Jennings [5] None 1869–1872
  William Hay [6] None 1872–1877
  Robert Barbour [7] None 1877–1880
Two members (1880–1894)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  William Hay [6] None 1880–1882   Alexander Wilson [8] None 1880–1885
  Robert Barbour [7] None 1882–1887
  John Chanter [9] None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1894   Protectionist 1887–1894
Single-member (1894–1920)
Member Party Term
  James Hayes [10] Protectionist 1894–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  Robert Scobie [11] Labour 1904–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  Brian Doe [12] Nationalist 1917–1920
Three members (1920–1927)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  George Beeby [13] Progressive 1920–1920   William O'Brien [14] Labor 1920–1925   Richard Ball [15] Nationalist 1920–1927
  Matthew Kilpatrick [16] Progressive 1920–1925
  Country 1925—1927   Vern Goodin [17] Labor 1925–1927
  Independent 1927–1927
Murray (1927–1999)
Member Party Term
  Mat Davidson [18] Labor 1927–1930
  John Donovan [19] Labor 1930–1932
  Joe Lawson [20] Country 1932–1968
  Independent 1968–1973
  Mary Meillon [21] Liberal 1973–1980
  Tim Fischer [22] National 1980–1984
  Jim Small [23] National 1985–1999

Second incarnation (2015-present)
2015–present, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Adrian Piccoli [24] National 2015–2017
  Austin Evans [25] National 2017–2019
  Helen Dalton [26] Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 2019–present

Election results

2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Murray [27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 18,305 38.75 +38.75
National Austin Evans 16,636 35.22 −20.28
Labor Alan Purtill 4,134 8.75 −7.43
One Nation Tom Weyrich 3,949 8.36 +8.36
Greens Nivanka De Silva 1,238 2.62 +0.39
Independent David Landini 976 2.07 +2.07
Christian Democrats Philip Langfield 715 1.51 +0.11
Independent Brian Mills 633 1.34 −2.42
Sustainable Australia Carl Kendall 455 0.96 +0.96
Keep Sydney Open Liam Davies 192 0.41 +0.41
Total formal votes 47,233 96.15 −0.11
Informal votes 1,889 3.85 +0.11
Turnout 49,122 88.06 +0.56
Two-party-preferred result
National Austin Evans 20,029 74.91 −0.29
Labor Alan Purtill 6,707 25.09 +0.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 20,765 53.54 +53.54
National Austin Evans 18,020 46.46 −26.19
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National  

2017 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2017 Murray state by-election § Results[edit]
2017 Murray state by-election [29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Austin Evans 18,548 40.7 −14.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 14,332 31.5 +31.5
Labor Michael Kidd 9,324 20.5 +4.3
Independent Brian Mills 1,363 3.0 −0.8
Independent Peter Robinson 1,072 2.4 +2.4
Greens Ray Goodlass 912 2.0 −0.2
Total formal votes 45,551 96.9 +0.6
Informal votes 1,466 3.1 −0.6
Turnout 47,017 84.0 −3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Austin Evans 21,237 53.3 −19.3
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 18,570 46.7 +46.7
National hold Swing–19.3

2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Murray [31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Adrian Piccoli 25,752 55.5 −22.3
Independent Helen Dalton 8,440 18.2 +18.2
Labor Max Buljubasic 7,509 16.2 −1.3
Independent Brian Mills 1,745 3.8 +3.8
Greens Jordanna Glassman 1,035 2.2 −1.1
No Land Tax Garry Codemo 929 2.0 +2.0
Christian Democrats David Elder 651 1.4 +0.0
Independent Atul Misra 337 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 46,398 96.3 −0.5
Informal votes 1,801 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 48,199 87.5 −3.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 28,295 75.2 −5.7
Labor Max Buljubasic 9,329 24.8 +5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 27,504 72.7 −8.3
Independent Helen Dalton 10,353 27.3 +27.3
National hold Swing−8.3

District recreated

1999 - 2015

District abolished

1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Murray [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 24,495 77.6 +3.2
Labor Peter Hargreaves 7,061 22.4 +6.2
Total formal votes 31,556 93.0 -1.6
Informal votes 2,371 7.0 +1.6
Turnout 33,927 89.6
National hold Swing-3.8

1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Murray [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 23,272 74.4 -1.1
Labor Mark Kilby 5,048 16.1 -7.9
Democrats Bernard Gee 1,251 4.0 +4.0
Independent James Hayes 1,187 3.8 +3.8
CEC Edward Harvey 506 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 31,264 94.6 -3.4
Informal votes 1,771 5.4 +3.4
Turnout 33,035 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Small 23,999 81.4 +5.5
Labor Mark Kilby 5,490 18.6 -5.5
National hold Swing+5.5

1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Murray [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 22,205 77.0 +9.1
Labor Bernard Kelly 6,626 23.0 -0.3
Total formal votes 28,831 98.1 -0.4
Informal votes 570 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 29,401 89.4
National hold Swing+4.3

1985 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1985 Murray state by-election § Results[edit]
1985 Murray by-election
Saturday 2 February [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 16,678 63.0 -5.0
Independent Ray Brooks 9,813 37.0 +13.7
Total formal votes 26,491 97.5 -1.0
Informal votes 677 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 27,168 82.1 -6.5
National hold Swing-5.0
National party member Tim Fischer resigned to successfully contest the seat of Farrer at the 1984 federal election.[36]

1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Murray [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tim Fischer 19,144 67.9 +0.9
Labor Michael Anthony 6,584 23.4 -4.7
Independent John Murphy 1,721 6.1 +6.1
Democrats Gregory Butler 732 2.6 -2.3
Total formal votes 28,181 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 432 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 28,613 88.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim Fischer 72.6 +3.5
Labor Michael Anthony 27.4 -3.5
National hold Swing+3.5

1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Murray [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Tim Fischer 17,765 67.0 +67.0
Labor Robert Allen 7,447 28.1 +3.4
Democrats Gregory Butler 1,300 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 26,512 98.3
Informal votes 445 1.7
Turnout 26,957 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Tim Fischer 17,965 69.1 +5.0
Labor Robert Allen 8,047 30.9 -5.0
National Country gain from Liberal SwingN/A

1980 by-election

1980 Murray state by-election

1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Murray [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Meillon 8,228 43.4 +4.6
Labor Brian Oates 4,675 24.7 -1.1
Independent Gregory Graham 4,277 22.7 -1.4
Labor Robert Allen 1,762 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 18,964 97.6 -1.1
Informal votes 467 2.4 +1.1
Turnout 19,431 88.0 -1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,396 60.1 -2.5
Labor Brian Oates 7,568 39.9 +39.9
Liberal hold Swing-2.5

1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Murray [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Meillon 7,234 38.8 +5.5
Labor Ross Boyd 4,804 25.8 +2.2
Independent Gregory Graham 4,479 24.1 +18.0
Independent Ian Fleming 2,102 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 18,619 98.7 +2.3
Informal votes 236 1.3 -2.3
Turnout 18,855 89.2 -0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,663 62.6 +9.9
Independent Gregory Graham 6,956 37.4 +37.4
Liberal hold Swing+9.9

1973 by-election

1973 Murray state by-election

1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Murray [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bruce Jeffery 5,942 34.6 +34.6
Liberal Mary Meillon 5,723 33.3 +19.0
Labor Douglas Drew 4,045 23.6 +23.6
Independent Gregory Graham 1,041 6.1 +6.1
Democratic Labor Brian Maw 351 2.0 -6.3
Independent Kevin Lowndes 62 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 17,164 96.4
Informal votes 647 3.6
Turnout 17,811 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,980 69.8
Labor Douglas Drew 5,184 30.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 9,044 52.7 +52.7
Independent Bruce Jeffery 8,120 47.3 +47.3
Liberal gain from Independent SwingN/A

1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Murray [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joe Lawson 7,452 46.2 +13.5
Country Bruce Birrell 5,026 31.2 +14.9
Liberal Allan Connell 2,299 14.3 +5.5
Democratic Labor Brian Maw 1,339 8.3 +3.9
Total formal votes 16,116 97.0
Informal votes 496 3.0
Turnout 16,612 90.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 8,335 51.7 -7.8
Country Bruce Birrell 7,781 48.3 +7.8
Independent hold Swing-7.8

1968
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Murray [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joe Lawson 6,326 32.7 +32.7
Labor Henry O'Callaghan 4,676 24.2 -2.4
Country Bruce Birrell 3,156 16.3 -57.1
Country Donald Kendell 2,643 13.7 +13.7
Liberal Michael Butler 1,710 8.8 +8.8
Democratic Labor Victor Groutsch 847 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 19,358 96.9
Informal votes 609 3.1
Turnout 19,967 91.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 11,521 59.5 +59.5
Country Bruce Birrell 7,837 40.5 -32.9
Independent gain from Country SwingN/A

1965
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Murray [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 13,378 73.4 +7.3
Labor George Xeros 4,839 26.6 −7.3
Total formal votes 18,217 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 163 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 18,380 92.2 +1.3
Country hold Swing+7.3

1962
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Murray [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 11,764 66.1 +1.5
Labor John Hayes 6,034 33.9 −1.5
Total formal votes 17,798 99.3
Informal votes 132 0.7
Turnout 17,930 90.9
Country hold Swing+1.5

1959
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Murray [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 11,555 64.6
Labor John Hayes 6,334 35.4
Total formal votes 17,889 99.1
Informal votes 154 0.9
Turnout 18,043 90.7
Country hold Swing

1956
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Murray [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 12,106 70.1 +11.9
Labor Willie Peters 5,164 29.9 −11.9
Total formal votes 17,270 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 122 0.7 −0.7
Turnout 17,392 86.8 −2.4
Country hold Swing+11.9

1953
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Murray [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 9,593 58.2
Labor Francis Holden 6,877 41.8
Total formal votes 16,470 98.6
Informal votes 239 1.4
Turnout 16,709 89.2
Country hold Swing

1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Murray [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,067 36.7
Labor James Flood 5,245 31.7
Country Ebenezer Kendell 5,222 31.6
Total formal votes 16,534 99.1
Informal votes 143 0.9
Turnout 16,677 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Lawson 10,739 64.9
Labor James Flood 5,795 35.1
Country hold Swing

1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Murray [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,763 61.7 +4.6
Labor James Flood 4,198 38.3 -4.6
Total formal votes 10,961 99.4 +1.3
Informal votes 65 0.6 -1.3
Turnout 11,026 89.5 +0.6
Country hold Swing+4.6

1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Murray [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,053 57.1 +3.3
Labor James Flood 4,540 42.9 -3.3
Total formal votes 10,593 98.1 -0.6
Informal votes 205 1.9 +0.6
Turnout 10,798 88.9 +5.6
Country hold Swing+3.3

1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Murray [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,054 53.8
Labor James Lloyd 5,203 46.2
Total formal votes 11,257 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 11,401 83.3
Country hold Swing

1938
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Murray [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 7,520 60.7 +9.7
Labor James Lloyd 4,875 39.3 -9.7
Total formal votes 12,395 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 281 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 12,676 90.2 -0.2
Country hold Swing+9.7

1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Murray [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,510 51.0 +4.6
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 6,263 49.0 +8.4
Total formal votes 12,773 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 175 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 12,948 90.4 -3.3
Country hold Swing-6.2

1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Murray [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 5,269 46.4 +14.4
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 4,602 40.6 -8.3
United Australia John Dowling 1,473 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 11,344 97.9 +1.4
Informal votes 237 2.1 -1.4
Turnout 11,581 93.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Lawson 6,491 57.2 +7.8
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 4,853 42.8 -7.8
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing+7.8

1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Murray [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Donovan 5,299 48.9
Country Joe Lawson 3,468 32.0
Country Frederick Grabau 2,064 19.1
Total formal votes 10,831 96.5
Informal votes 395 3.5
Turnout 11,226 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Donovan 5,476 50.6
Country Joe Lawson 5,355 49.4
Labor gain from Country Swing
The sitting member for Murray, Mat Davidson (Labor) successfully contested Cobar.

1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Murray [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mat Davidson 5,855 52.3
Nationalist John Dowling 5,341 47.7
Total formal votes 11,196 98.5
Informal votes 171 1.5
Turnout 11,367 76.3
Labor win (new seat)

1925
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1925 New South Wales state election: Murray [58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,138
Labor Vern Goodin (elected 3) 4,708 19.2 +19.2
Labor William O'Brien 3,711 15.1 -10.2
Labor George Bodkin 2,972 12.1 +12.1
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 1) 8,274 33.7 +1.5
Nationalist Joseph Niesigh 167 0.7 +0.7
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 2) 4,037 16.4 +4.0
Progressive Charles Coghlan 498 2.0 +2.0
Progressive Olave Olsen 184 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 24,551 95.3 -0.5
Informal votes 1,200 4.7 +0.5
Turnout 25,751 60.4 -4.8
Party total votes
Labor 11,391 46.4 +5.2
Nationalist 8,441 34.4 -6.9
Progressive 4,719 19.2 +1.7

1922
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1922 New South Wales state election: Murray [59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,162
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 1) 7,933 32.2 +12.3
Nationalist Edward Collins 1,895 7.7 +7.7
Nationalist John Jelbart 342 1.4 +1.4
Labor William O'Brien (elected 2) 6,343 25.7 +1.3
Labor Patrick Quilty 2,137 8.7 +8.7
Labor Walter Boston 1,674 6.8 +6.8
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 3) 3,043 12.3 +8.6
Progressive Ernest Field 738 3.0 +3.0
Progressive John Smithenbecker 539 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 24,644 95.8 +2.1
Informal votes 1,092 4.2 -2.1
Turnout 25,736 65.2 +9.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 10,170 41.3 +10.1
Labor 10,154 41.2 -4.7
Progressive 4,320 17.5 -5.4

1920 appointment

On 9 August 1920 George Beeby resigned to accept appointment as a judge of the Court of Industrial Arbitration and president of the Board of Trade.[60][13] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. In accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly issued a writ of election requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under then law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation.[61] The vacancy was left unfilled until the Parliament passed the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act on 10 December 1920,[62] so that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Matthew Kilpatrick was the unsuccessful Progressive candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 15 December 1920.[63]

1920
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1920 New South Wales state election: Murray [64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,959
Labor William O'Brien (elected 1) 4,833 24.4
Labor Edmund Clear 3,590 18.1
Labor Claude Thompson 676 3.4
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 2) 3,957 19.9
Nationalist Arthur Manning 2,224 11.2
Progressive George Beeby (elected 3) 3,810 19.2
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick 742 3.7
Total formal votes 19,832 93.7
Informal votes 1,326 6.3
Turnout 21,158 55.9
Party total votes
Labor 9,099 45.9
Nationalist 6,181 31.2
Progressive 4,552 23.0

1917 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1917 Murray state by-election § Results[edit]
1917 Murray by-election
Saturday 22 September [65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Brian Doe 3,041 58.6 0.0
Labor Richard O'Halloran 2,147 41.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 5,188 100.0 +1.1
Informal votes 0 -1.1
Turnout 5,188 53.6 +1.5
Nationalist hold Swing0.0
Robert Scobie (Nationalist) died.[65]

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Murray [66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Scobie 2,926 58.6 +13.8
Labor Richard O'Halloran 2,010 40.3 -14.9
Independent Patrick Duffy 55 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 4,991 98.9 +1.0
Informal votes 56 1.1 -1.0
Turnout 5,047 52.2 -1.0
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
The sitting member Robert Scobie was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split split over conscription.[67]

1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Murray[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Murray [68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Scobie 3,035 55.2
Liberal Reform Robert Gibson [lower-alpha 1] 2,463 44.8
Total formal votes 5,498 97.9
Informal votes 118 2.1
Turnout 5,616 53.2
Labor hold  

1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Murray[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Murray [69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Scobie Unopposed
Labour hold  

1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Murray[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: The Murray [70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Scobie 2,041 63.6
Liberal Reform Frank Byrne 1,168 36.4
Total formal votes 3,209 96.8
Informal votes 105 3.2
Turnout 3,314 48.6
Labour hold  

1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Murray[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Murray [71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Scobie 1,936 58.3
Independent Liberal Robert Gibson 1,385 41.7
Total formal votes 3,321 98.6
Informal votes 49 1.5
Turnout 3,370 50.5
Labour win (new seat)
The Murray electorate retained nothing but the name, the former district being divided between Corowa and Deniliquin. The member for The Murray was James Hayes (Progressive) who was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election. The district re-created in 1904 consisted of the abolished seat of Wentworth and parts of The Lachlan and the abolished seat of Hay. The member for Wentworth was Robert Scobie (Labour). The member for The Lachlan was James Carroll (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested that seat. The member for Hay was Frank Byrne who did not contest the election.

1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § The Murray[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: The Murray [72]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Hayes 885 59.3
Independent Liberal Alexander McArthur 607 40.7
Total formal votes 1,492 98.2
Informal votes 27 1.8
Turnout 1,519 49.2
Progressive hold  

1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [73]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal James Hayes unopposed
National Federal hold  

1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Hayes 661 60.0
Free Trade Hugh Bridson 408 37.1
Ind. Protectionist David Fealy 32 2.9
Total formal votes 1,101 97.4
Informal votes 30 2.7
Turnout 1,131 55.3
Protectionist hold  

1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [75]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Hayes 976 64.3
Free Trade William Drummond 543 35.8
Total formal votes 1,519 98.4
Informal votes 24 1.6
Turnout 1,543 74.3
Protectionist win (previously 2 members)

1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 29 June [76]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (elected 1) 956 39.1
Protectionist Robert Barbour (elected 2) 918 37.5
Free Trade George Chandler 573 23.4
Total formal votes 2,447 99.3
Informal votes 17 0.7
Turnout 1,473 48.9
  Protectionist hold 2  

1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 28 January [77]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (elected 2) unopposed
Protectionist Robert Barbour (elected 1) unopposed
  Protectionist hold 2  

1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 26 February [78]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (re-elected 1) 836 35.7
Protectionist Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) 759 32.4
Free Trade William Virgoe 750 32.0
Total formal votes 2,345 98.9
Informal votes 26 1.1
Turnout 1,377 47.8

1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 29 October [79]
Candidate Votes %
John Chanter (elected 1) 851 38.3
Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) 741 33.4
Alexander Wilson (defeated) 630 28.4
Total formal votes 2,222 99.3
Informal votes 16 0.7
Turnout 1,517 55.8

1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 16 December [80]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Barbour (elected 1) 879 31.2
Alexander Wilson (re-elected 2) 832 29.5
Thomas Hanson 633 22.5
Edward Killen 474 16.8
Total formal votes 2,818 98.6
Informal votes 40 1.4
Turnout 1,745 59.3

1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 2 December [81]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Wilson (elected 1) 1,058 26.9
William Hay (elected 2) 992 25.2
Edward Killen 951 24.2
Robert Barbour (defeated) 933 23.7
Total formal votes 3,934 98.6
Informal votes 56 1.4
Turnout 2,206 69.1
  (1 new seat)

1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 5 November [82]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Barbour (elected) 815 51.9
James Davidson 754 48.1
Total formal votes 1,569 97.4
Informal votes 42 2.6
Turnout 1,611 62.9

1874-75
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 7 January 1875 [83]
Candidate Votes %
William Hay (re-elected) 469 58.6
Robert Barbour 331 41.4
Total formal votes 800 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 800 64.8

1872 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1872 Murray colonial by-election § Results[edit]
1872 The Murray by-election [84]
Candidate Votes %
William Hay 389 61.6
George Stephen 238 37.7
Henry Lane 5 0.8
Total formal votes 632 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 632 54.5

1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 21 March [85]
Candidate Votes %
Patrick Jennings (re-elected) unopposed

1869-70
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 29 December 1869 [86]
Candidate Votes %
Patrick Jennings (elected) 341 87.2
Robert Hunt 50 12.8
Total formal votes 391 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 391 40.5

1864-65
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 24 December 1864 [87]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Landale (elected) unopposed
Total formal votes 0 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 0 0.0

1860
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 19 December [88]
Candidate Votes %
John Hay (re-elected) 123 97.6
James Willoughby 3 2.4
Total formal votes 126 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 126 17.5

1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 29 June [89]
Candidate Votes %
John Hay (re-elected) unopposed

Notes
  1. Also endorsed by Farmers and Settlers.

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