Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in October 1885
New South Wales colonial election, 16 – 31 October 1885
[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast
129,888
Turnout
61.10
+4.41
Informal votes
2,669
Informal
2.01
−0.09
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
23,899
122
The
1885 New South Wales colonial election was for 122 members representing 72
electoral districts . The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or
first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 35 multi-member districts returning 85 members and 37 single member districts giving a total of 122 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.
[1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,831, ranging from
East Maitland (1,018) to
Canterbury (2,630).
[2]
Election results
Albury
Argyle
The sitting member
Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested
St Leonards .
Balmain
The other sitting member
William Hutchinson did not contest the election.
Balranald
Bathurst
The Bogan
Boorowa
Bourke
Braidwood
Angus Cameron was a sitting member for
West Sydney however he had been defeated for that seat on Tuesday 13 October.
Camden
Canterbury
1885 New South Wales colonial election :
Canterbury Friday 16 October
[13]
Candidate
Votes
%
Mark Hammond (re-elected 1)
2,760
16.1
William Henson (re-elected 2)
2,479
14.5
Septimus Stephen (re-elected 3)
2,432
14.2
William Judd (elected 4)
2,311
13.5
Alban Riley
2,178
12.7
Alexander Hutchison
1,955
11.4
Richard McCoy
1,911
11.2
Thomas Robertson
1,104
6.4
Total formal votes
17,130
99.3
Informal votes
125
0.7
Turnout
6,042
57.4
(1 new seat)
Carcoar
The other sitting member
George Campbell did not contest the election.
The Clarence
Central Cumberland
Durham
East Macquarie
The other sitting member
Edward Combes did not contest the election.
East Maitland
East Sydney
Eden
Forbes
The Glebe
Glen Innes
Gloucester
Goulburn
Grafton
Grenfell
Gundagai
The sitting member
James Watson did not contest the election.
Gunnedah
The Gwydir
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for
The Namoi .
Hartley
The Hastings and Manning
The Hawkesbury
The Hume
The other sitting member
Leyser Levin did not contest the election.
The Hunter
Illawarra
The sitting member
Alexander Stuart did not contest the election.
Inverell
Kiama
The Macleay
Molong
Monaro
The sitting members
Septimus Badgery and
David Ryrie did not contest the election.
Thomas O'Mara was the sitting member for
Tumut .
Morpeth
Mudgee
The other sitting member
David Buchanan did not contest the election.
The Murray
The Murrumbidgee
The sitting members
Auber Jones and
George Loughnan did not contest the election.
George Dibbs was the
Premier and a member for
St Leonards where he was successfully challenged by
Sir Henry Parkes on Friday 16 October.
The Namoi
The sitting member
Thomas Dangar unsuccessfully contested
The Gwydir .
The Nepean
Newcastle
New England
The sitting member
James Farnell was appointed to the
Legislative Council and did not contest the election.
Newtown
Northumberland
Joseph Gorrick was the sitting member for
Wollombi .
Orange
Paddington
Parramatta
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
The sitting member
George De Salis did not contest the election.
Redfern
The other sitting member
Alfred Fremlin did not contest the election.
The Richmond
The sitting member
Samuel Gray did not contest the election
Shoalhaven
South Sydney
The other sitting member
John Harris did not contest the election.
St Leonards
Sir Henry Parkes was the member for
Argyle who contested St Leonards to successfully challenge the
Premier
George Dibbs . Dibbs was returned to Parliament by successfully contesting
The Murrumbidgee on Saturday 31 October.
Tamworth
Tenterfield
Tumut
The sitting member
Thomas O'Mara unsuccessfully contested
Monaro .
The Upper Hunter
The other sitting member
John McLaughlin did not contest the election.
Wellington
Wentworth
West Macquarie
West Maitland
The sitting member
Henry Cohen did not contest the election.
West Sydney
Wollombi
The sitting member
Joseph Gorrick unsuccessfully contested
Northumberland .
Yass Plains
Young
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"1885 Argyle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Balranald" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Bogan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Boorowa" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Bourke" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Braidwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Carcoar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Durham" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 East Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 East Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 East Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Eden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Glen Innes" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Gloucester" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Grafton" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Grenfell" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Gundagai" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Gunnedah" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Hastings and Manning" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Hume" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Illawarra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Inverell" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Kiama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Macleay" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Molong" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Namoi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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"1885 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
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"1885 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Redfern" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Richmond" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Tamworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Wentworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 West Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 West Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Wollombi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Yass Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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Green, Antony .
"1885 Young" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .
Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .
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