Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland
Election results for Central Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia
Central Cumberland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||
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1859 | John Laycock | None | James Atkinson | None | |||
1860 | |||||||
1863 by | Allan Macpherson | None | |||||
1864 | John Hay | None | |||||
1867 by | John Lackey | None | |||||
1868 by | Samuel Lyons | None | |||||
1869 | Edward Flood | None | |||||
1872 | John Hurley | None | |||||
1875 | Joseph Wearne | None | |||||
1875 by | William Long | None | |||||
1877 by | |||||||
1877 | Andrew McCulloch | None | |||||
1880 | |||||||
1885 by | Varney Parkes | None | Member | Party | |||
1885 | Nathaniel Bull | None | |||||
1887 | Free Trade | Free Trade | Frank Farnell | Free Trade | |||
1887 by | |||||||
March 1888 by | John Nobbs | Free Trade | |||||
May 1888 by | David Buchanan | Protectionist | Member | Party | |||
1889 | Robert Ritchie | Free Trade | John Linsley | Free Trade | |||
June 1889 by | David Dale | Free Trade | |||||
September 1889 by | |||||||
1891 | |||||||
1891 by | Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | |||||
1893 by | George McCredie | Free Trade |
Election results
Elections in the 1890s
1893 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1893 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | George McCredie (elected) | 2,417 | 66.2 | ||
Free Trade | John Nobbs (defeated) | 1,292 | 34.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,709 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 40 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,749 | 37.8 [a] | |||
Free Trade hold |
1891 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1891 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Jacob Garrard (elected) | 1,674 | 39.3 | ||
Labour | John Marshall | 904 | 21.2 | ||
Protectionist | John Gannon | 679 | 16.0 | ||
Protectionist | Cyrus Fuller | 403 | 9.5 | ||
Free Trade | Thomas Taylor | 324 | 7.6 | ||
Free Trade | William Brodie | 272 | 6.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,256 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 109 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,365 | 44.0 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Frank Farnell (re-elected 1) | 2,850 | 15.8 | ||
Free Trade | Robert Ritchie (re-elected 2) | 2,491 | 13.8 | ||
Free Trade | John Nobbs (re-elected 3) | 2,435 | 13.5 | ||
Free Trade | David Dale (re-elected 4) | 1,978 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | John Gannon | 1,614 | 9.0 | ||
Protectionist | Cyrus Fuller | 1,449 | 8.0 | ||
Labour | John Marshall | 1,389 | 7.7 | ||
Protectionist | Walter Airey | 1,092 | 6.1 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | Thomas Taylor | 1,016 | 5.6 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | John Forsyth | 964 | 5.4 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | John Ferguson | 740 | 4.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,018 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 163 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,744 | 57.9 | |||
Free Trade hold 4 |
Elections in the 1880s
September 1889 by-election
This section is an excerpt from September 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Frank Farnell (elected) | unopposed | |||
Free Trade hold |
June 1889 by-election
This section is an excerpt from June 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | David Dale (elected) | 1,985 | 48.0 | ||
Protectionist | Alban Gee | 1,657 | 40.1 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | William Brodie | 468 | 11.3 | ||
Free Trade | Thomas Taylor | 27 | 0.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,137 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 97 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,234 | 43.2 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Frank Farnell (elected 1) | 3,339 | 17.1 | ||
Free Trade | John Nobbs (elected 2) | 3,222 | 16.5 | ||
Free Trade | Robert Ritchie (elected 3) | 3,143 | 16.1 | ||
Free Trade | John Linsley (elected 4) | 3,040 | 15.5 | ||
Protectionist | Alban Gee | 1,806 | 9.2 | ||
Protectionist | Nathaniel Bull | 1,797 | 9.2 | ||
Protectionist | Warden Graves | 1,622 | 8.3 | ||
Protectionist | John Thorpe | 1,595 | 8.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,564 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,059 | 52.2 | |||
Free Trade hold 3 and win 1 | (1 new seat) |
May 1888 by-election
This section is an excerpt from May 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | David Buchanan (elected) | 1,222 | 48.5 | ||
Free Trade | George Simpson | 954 | 37.8 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | Thomas Taylor | 345 | 13.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,521 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 76 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,597 | 28.8 | |||
Protectionist gain from Free Trade |
March 1888 by-election
This section is an excerpt from March 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | John Nobbs (elected) | 1,923 | 57.0 | ||
Protectionist | John Watkin | 1,453 | 43.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,376 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 68 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,444 | 38.3 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1887 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1887 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Andrew McCulloch (elected) | 1,667 | 55.8 | ||
Protectionist | Nathaniel Bull | 1,322 | 44.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,989 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 87 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,076 | 34.2 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Varney Parkes (re-elected 1) | 2,404 | 25.8 | ||
Free Trade | Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2) | 2,119 | 22.7 | ||
Free Trade | Frank Farnell (elected 3) | 1,861 | 19.9 | ||
Free Trade | John Nobbs | 1,775 | 19.0 | ||
Protectionist | Nathaniel Bull (defeated) | 1,173 | 12.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,332 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,040 | 51.3 |
1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 1) | 1,953 | 21.3 | |
Nathaniel Bull (elected 2) | 1,879 | 20.5 | |
Varney Parkes (re-elected 3) | 1,858 | 20.3 | |
Cyrus Fuller | 1,503 | 16.4 | |
Charles Scrivener | 973 | 10.6 | |
Frank Farnell | 808 | 8.8 | |
Henry Statham | 180 | 2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 9,154 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 128 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 3,976 | 66.2 | |
(1 new seat) |
1885 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1885 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Varney Parkes (elected) | 1,266 | 51.3 | |
Nathaniel Bull | 1,203 | 48.7 | |
Total formal votes | 2,469 | 97.2 | |
Informal votes | 70 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 2,539 | 42.2 |
1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 1) | 1,419 | 39.0 | |
John Lackey (re-elected 2) | 1,258 | 34.6 | |
Nathaniel Bull | 964 | 26.5 | |
Total formal votes | 3,641 | 98.9 | |
Informal votes | 39 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 2,404 | 62.3 |
1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected 1) | 1,470 | 41.0 | |
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 2) | 1,350 | 37.6 | |
Thomas Wearne | 770 | 21.5 | |
Total formal votes | 3,590 | 99.0 | |
Informal votes | 36 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 2,216 | 62.9 |
Elections in the 1870s
1877
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
Andrew McCulloch (elected) | unopposed |
1877 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1877 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (elected 1) | 874 | 54.8 | |
William Long (elected 2) | 722 | 45.2 | |
Robert Graham | 134 | 10.8 | |
Jeremiah O'Connell | 52 | 4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,236 | 99.2 | |
Informal votes | 10 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,246 | 27.4 [b] |
1875 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1875 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Long (elected) | 874 | 54.8 | |
Andrew McCulloch | 722 | 45.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,596 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,596 | 70.3 |
1874-75
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected 1) | 692 | 28.9 | |
Joseph Wearne (elected 2) | 624 | 26.0 | |
Joseph O'Connor | 391 | 16.3 | |
Andrew McCulloch | 328 | 13.7 | |
Charles Jeanneret | 256 | 10.7 | |
Nicholas Raven | 99 | 4.1 | |
Maurice Reynolds | 8 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 2,398 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,398 | 55.1 |
1872
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (re-elected 1) | 762 | 42.2 | |
John Hurley (elected 2) | 573 | 31.7 | |
Henry Zions | 431 | 23.8 | |
Frederick Birmingham | 34 | 1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 1,808 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,808 | 39.4 |
Elections in the 1860s
1869-70
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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John Lackey (re-elected 1) | 713 | 29.4 | |
Edward Flood (elected 2) | 629 | 25.9 | |
William Campbell | 616 | 25.4 | |
James Jones | 467 | 19.3 | |
Total formal votes | 2,425 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,900 | 78.6 |
1868 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1868 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Lyons (elected) | 495 | 52.9 | |
James Jones | 440 | 47.1 | |
Total formal votes | 935 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 935 | 43.3 |
1867 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1867 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lackey (elected) | 314 | 53.3 | |
Robert Graham | 53 | 46.7 | |
Total formal votes | 367 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 367 | 18.1 |
1864-65
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hay (re-elected 1) | 584 | 33.6 | |
Allan Macpherson (re-elected 2) | 549 | 31.6 | |
John Laycock (defeated) | 401 | 23.1 | |
George Oakes | 184 | 10.6 | |
James Atkinson | 19 | 1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,737 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,737 | 38.8 |
1863 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1863 Central Cumberland colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Allan Macpherson (elected) | 586 | 53.3 | |
James Atkinson (defeated) | 514 | 46.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,100 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,100 | 50.1 |
1860
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Laycock (re-elected 1) | 346 | 25.2 | |
James Atkinson (re-elected 2) | 335 | 24.4 | |
David Bell | 294 | 21.4 | |
James Farnell | 215 | 15.7 | |
Allan Macpherson | 184 | 13.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,374 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,374 | 36.6 |
Elections in the 1850s
1859
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Central Cumberland.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Atkinson (elected 1) | 389 | 35.1 | |
John Laycock (elected 2) | 358 | 32.3 | |
John Lackey | 343 | 30.9 | |
John Beit | 20 | 1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,110 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,110 | 32.8 |
Notes
- ^ based on an electoral roll of 9,914 at the 1891 election.[5]
- ^ based on an electoral roll of 2,270 at the 1875 by-election
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