Electoral_results_for_the_district_of_Bourke
Electoral results for the district of Bourke
Election result for Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
Bourke, 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]
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Elections in the 1900s
1901
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | William Davis | unopposed | |||
Progressive hold |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Bourke.[edit]
1900 by-election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | William Davis (re-elected) | unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold |
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This section is an excerpt from 1900 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
William Davis resigned due to bankruptcy.[5]
Elections in the 1890s
1898
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Federal | William Davis (elected) | 526 | 50.4 | ||
Free Trade | Edward Millen (defeated) | 517 | 49.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,043 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 10 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,053 | 45.8 | |||
National Federal gain from Free Trade |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1895
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Edward Millen (elected) | 517 | 63.5 | ||
Protectionist | William Davis | 297 | 36.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 814 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 9 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 823 | 49.6 | |||
Free Trade hold |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1894
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Edward Millen | 469 | 42.3 | ||
Independent Labour | Hugh Langwell (defeated) | 358 | 32.3 | ||
Protectionist | William Davis | 282 | 25.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,109 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 15 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,124 | 67.1 | |||
Free Trade win | (previously 3 members) |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
Bourke was reduced in size and parts were given to the new districts of Cobar and The Barwon.[9][10] Hugh Langwell (Independent Labour) was one of the members for Bourke. Of the other two members, Thomas Waddell (Protectionist) successfully contested Cobar and William Willis (Protectionist) successfully contested The Barwon.
1891 by-election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Thomas Waddell (elected) | 1,337 | 55.4 | ||
Labour | Donald Macdonell | 1,077 | 44.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,414 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 25 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,439 | 37.3 | |||
Protectionist hold |
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This section is an excerpt from 1891 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1891
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labour | Hugh Langwell (elected 1) | 2,089 | 23.9 | ||
Protectionist | William Willis (re-elected 2) | 1,886 | 21.6 | ||
Protectionist | Peter Howe (elected 3) | 1,725 | 19.7 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Waddell (defeated) | 1,125 | 12.9 | ||
Free Trade | Edward Millen | 942 | 10.8 | ||
Protectionist | William Davis (defeated) | 869 | 10.0 | ||
Protectionist | Austin O'Grady | 102 | 1.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,738 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 81 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,256 | 49.8 | |||
Independent Labour gain 1 from Protectionist | |||||
Protectionist hold 2 |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
Elections in the 1880s
1889
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Thomas Waddell (elected 1) | 1,510 | 27.4 | ||
Protectionist | William Willis (elected 2) | 1,198 | 21.8 | ||
Protectionist | William Davis (elected 3) | 1,102 | 20.0 | ||
Free Trade | George Griffiths | 842 | 15.3 | ||
Protectionist | W Daniell | 501 | 9.1 | ||
Protectionist | Austin O'Grady | 349 | 6.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,502 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,058 | 37.5 | |||
Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade, win 1 and 1 member changed from Free Trade | (1 new seat) |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
Thomas Waddell had been elected as a Free Trade member at the 1887 election however changed to the Protectionist party for this election.
1887
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Thomas Waddell (elected 1) | 1,220 | 38.7 | ||
Free Trade | Alexander Wilson (elected 2) | 996 | 31.6 | ||
Protectionist | William Willis | 934 | 29.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,150 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 21 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,047 | 46.2 |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1887 by-election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Thomas Waddell (elected 1) | 1,019 | 40.2 | ||
Protectionist | William Willis (elected 2) | 833 | 32.9 | ||
Free Trade | Alexander Wilson | 682 | 26.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,534 | ||||
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Turnout | 2,534 | 57.2 [lower-alpha 2] |
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This section is an excerpt from 1887 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Both the sitting members, Russell Barton and William Sawers, resigned. The writ was not returned as the Parliament was dissolved on 26 January.[14]
1885
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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William Sawers (elected 1) | 934 | 35.4 | |
Russell Barton (re-elected 2) | 750 | 28.4 | |
Richard Machattie (defeated) | 523 | 19.8 | |
Austin O'Grady | 435 | 16.5 | |
Total formal votes | 2,642 | 99.0 | |
Informal votes | 27 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 1,703 | 43.8 |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1882
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Russell Barton (re-elected 1) | 573 | 44.2 | |
Richard Machattie (elected 2) | 395 | 30.5 | |
Thomas Matthews | 329 | 25.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,297 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 1,323 | 17.0 | |
(1 new seat) |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1880
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Russell Barton (elected) | 738 | 56.6 | |
Joseph Olliffe | 566 | 43.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,304 | 98.0 | |
Informal votes | 27 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 1,331 | 35.5 | |
(new seat) |
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
Joseph Olliffe had already unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.
- While a by-election was held in 1887, parliament was dissolved before the writ was returned.
- Estimate based on a roll of 4,431 at the election on 22 February.[14]
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