Electoral results for the district of Goldfields West

Goldfields West, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1859   Robert Wisdom None
1860
1865   Stephen Donnelly None
1867 by   George Thornton None
1869 by   Walter Church None
1870
1872   David Buchanan None
1875
1877   Louis Beyers None

Election results

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 12 November [4]
Candidate Votes %
Louis Beyers (elected) 476 57.9
David Buchanan (defeated) 346 42.1
Total formal votes 822 97.9
Informal votes 18 2.1
Turnout 840 8.4

1875

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 11 January 1875 [5]
Candidate Votes %
David Buchanan (re-elected) 1,446 89.8
J P Sweeney 164 10.2
Total formal votes 1,610 98.2
Informal votes 30 1.8
Turnout 1,640 8.2

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 25 March [6]
Candidate Votes %
David Buchanan (elected) 1,727 45.4
James Plunkett 1,159 30.5
Walter Church (defeated) 710 18.7
Simon Belinfante 209 5.5
Total formal votes 3,805 97.1
Informal votes 114 2.9
Turnout 3,919 24.5

Elections in the 1860s

1870

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 10 January 1870 [7]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Church (re-elected) 814 64.6
Geoffrey Eagar 389 30.9
William Redman 57 4.5
Total formal votes 1,260 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,276 21.3

1869 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1869 Goldfields West colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1869 Goldfields West by-election
Monday 15 February [8]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Church (elected) 325 53.0
Charles Blakefield 288 47.0
Total formal votes 613 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 613 8.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of George Thornton.[8]

1867 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1867 Goldfields West colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1867 Goldfields West by-election
Tuesday 26 February [9]
Candidate Votes %
George Thornton (elected) 341 59.4
John Rae 233 40.6
Total formal votes 574 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 574 9.8
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Stephen Donnelly.[9]

1865

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Tuesday 10 January 1865 [10]
Candidate Votes %
Stephen Donnelly (elected) unopposed

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Wednesday 19 December [11]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (re-elected) 383 96.2
James Farnell (defeated) 15 3.8
Total formal votes 398 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 398 10.0
James Farnell was the member for St Leonards and also unsuccessfully contested Central Cumberland.

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Goldfields West.[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields West
Monday 13 June [12][13]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (elected) show of hands
William Redman

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West". 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. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1869 Goldfields West by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1867 Goldfields West by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Western gold-fields election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via Trove.