Electoral results for the district of Gundagai

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Gundagai, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1880   William Forster None
1882 by   Bruce Smith None
1882
1884 by   James Watson None
1885   Jack Want None
1887   Ind. Free Trade
1889   John Barnes Protectionist
1891
1894
1895
1898
1901   Progressive

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1901[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Gundagai.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Gundagai [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive John Barnes 785 39.4 -0.3
Independent Walter Griffin 709 35.6
Liberal Reform John Miller 449 22.5
Independent Liberal James Cook 49 2.5
Total formal votes 1,992 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 22 1.1 -0.8
Turnout 2,014 69.5 4.0
Progressive hold  

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal John Barnes 591 39.7
Independent Federalist John Miller 511 34.3
Independent Federalist Waldo Sibthorpe 316 21.2
Labour William Matchett 70 4.7
Total formal votes 1,488 98.1
Informal votes 29 1.9
Turnout 1,517 63.5
National Federal hold  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Barnes 648 47.8
Labour John Day 464 34.2
Ind. Protectionist John Miller 244 18.0
Total formal votes 1,356 99.1
Informal votes 13 1.0
Turnout 1,369 66.9
Protectionist hold  

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Barnes 699 46.3
Independent Labour Robert McCook 385 25.5
Free Trade Frederick Pinkstone 333 22.1
Ind. Free Trade Richard Ramsden 92 6.1
Total formal votes 1,509 96.9
Informal votes 48 3.1
Turnout 1,557 77.8
Protectionist hold  

1891[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Saturday 27 June [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Barnes (elected) 887 62.2
Free Trade Henry Deakin 540 37.8
Total formal votes 1,427 97.6
Informal votes 35 2.4
Turnout 1,462 64.1
Protectionist hold  

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

1889[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Saturday 9 February [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Barnes (elected) 686 54.1
Protectionist John McLaughlin 582 45.9
Total formal votes 1,268 97.7
Informal votes 30 2.3
Turnout 1,298 58.4
  Protectionist gain from Ind. Free Trade  
The sitting member Jack Want (Independent Free Trade) did not contest the election, having been elected for Paddington on 2 February.

1887[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 16 February [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade Jack Want (re-elected) 701 55.3
Protectionist Robert Newman 566 44.7
Total formal votes 1,267 98.5
Informal votes 19 1.5
Turnout 1,286 49.2

1885[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Thursday 22 October [11]
Candidate Votes %
Jack Want (elected) 943 62.8
Gerard Phillips 559 37.2
Total formal votes 1,502 98.7
Informal votes 20 1.3
Turnout 1,522 64.1

1884 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1884 Gundagai colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1884 Gundagai by-election
Tuesday 22 April [12]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (elected) 558 50.3
Jack Want 552 49.7
Total formal votes 1,110 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,110 61.1
Bruce Smith resigned.[12]

1882[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 13 December [13]
Candidate Votes %
Bruce Smith (re-elected) 588 62.9
Frederick Pinkstone 347 37.1
Total formal votes 935 98.3
Informal votes 16 1.7
Turnout 951 54.5
Bruce Smith had been successful at a by-election on 23 November 1882 however parliament was dissolved on the same day and he could not take his seat.

1882 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1882 Gundagai colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1882 Gundagai by-election
Thursday 23 November [14]
Candidate Votes %
Bruce Smith (elected) 380 70.5
George Wallace 92 17.1
Robert Barbour 67 12.4
Total formal votes 539 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 539 30.9
William Forster died.[14]

1880[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Gundagai.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Tuesday 30 November [15]
Candidate Votes %
William Forster (elected) 600 52.2
Frederick Pinkstone 303 26.4
Samuel Swift 246 21.4
Total formal votes 1,149 98.5
Informal votes 17 1.5
Turnout 1,167 66.7
  (new seat)
Gundagai partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1884 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Gundagai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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