Electoral results for the district of Tumut

Tumut, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1859   George Lang None
May 1860 by   Daniel Deniehy [a] None
Nov 1860 by   Charles Cowper, Jr. None
1860
1861 by
1863 by   James Martin None
1864   Charles Cowper, Jr. None
1866 by   Edward Brown None
1869
1872   James Hoskins None
1875
1877
1880
1882 by   Thomas O'Mara None
1882
1885   Travers Jones None
1887   Protectionist
1889
1891   Edward Brown Free Trade
1894   Travers Jones Protectionist
1895
1898   Robert Donaldson Independent
1901   Progressive

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Tumut.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Tumut [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Robert Donaldson 1,127 57.3 +23.6
Labour James Elphick 740 37.6 +5.6
Liberal Reform Charles Royle 100 5.1
Total formal votes 1,967 99.4 +2.5
Informal votes 11 0.6 −2.5
Turnout 1,978 73.8 +1.4
Member changed to Progressive from Independent  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Donaldson 530 33.7
Labour Robert Joyce 503 32.0
National Federal Travers Jones 222 14.1
Independent Federalist John Keenan 179 11.4
Independent Federalist Daniel O'Brien 139 8.8
Total formal votes 1,573 97.0
Informal votes 49 3.0
Turnout 1,622 72.4
Independent gain from National Federal  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Travers Jones 469 35.6
Free Trade John Channon 469 35.6
Ind. Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel 208 15.8
Ind. Protectionist Robert Newman 170 12.9
Total formal votes 1,316 98.6
Informal votes 19 1.4
Turnout 1,335 74.7
Protectionist hold  

As this was a tied result, the returning officer had a casting vote and chose Travers Jones. The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a recount with the results as follows.

1895 Tumut re-count [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Travers Jones 476 36.3
Free Trade John Channon 461 35.1
Ind. Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel 204 15.5
Ind. Protectionist Robert Newman 172 13.1
Total formal votes 1,313 97.9
Informal votes 28 2.1
Turnout 1,341 75.0
Protectionist hold  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Travers Jones 616 44.8
Free Trade Edward Brown 332 24.2
Independent Labour Robert Joyce 236 17.2
Ind. Protectionist John Downing 153 11.1
Ind. Protectionist John Cheney 37 2.7
Total formal votes 1,374 97.9
Informal votes 29 2.1
Turnout 1,403 77.1
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Wednesday 24 June [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edward Brown (elected) 654 53.0
Protectionist Travers Jones (defeated) 581 47.0
Total formal votes 1,235 98.3
Informal votes 22 1.8
Turnout 1,257 68.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 2 February [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Travers Jones (elected) 692 58.9
Free Trade Walter Vivian 482 41.1
Total formal votes 1,174 98.2
Informal votes 21 1.8
Turnout 1,195 67.6
Protectionist hold  

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 19 February [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Travers Jones (re-elected) 662 52.2
Free Trade Nathaniel Emanuel 607 47.8
Total formal votes 1,269 98.0
Informal votes 26 2.0
Turnout 1,295 74.3

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Friday 30 October [13]
Candidate Votes %
Travers Jones (elected) 446 36.9
Nathaniel Emanuel 438 36.2
James Hoskins 326 26.9
Total formal votes 1,210 98.8
Informal votes 15 1.2
Turnout 1,233 66.9
The sitting member Thomas O'Mara unsuccessfully contested Monaro.

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 9 December [14]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas O'Mara (re-elected) 602 53.8
Arthur Renwick 517 46.2
Total formal votes 1,119 98.6
Informal votes 16 1.4
Turnout 1,135 61.2
Arthur Renwick had previously unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.

1882 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1882 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1882 The Tumut by-election
Tuesday 17 October [15]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas O'Mara (elected) 527 50.8
Solomon Emanuel 299 28.8
Charles Bardwell 212 20.4
Total formal votes 1,038 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,038 56.0
James Hoskins resigned.[15]

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Tumut.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 20 November [16]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (re-elected) 564 51.0
William Spicer 542 49.0
Total formal votes 1,106 98.8
Informal votes 13 1.2
Turnout 1,119 58.0
  (new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Monday 5 November [17]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (re-elected) 557 60.6
Sir John Robertson 362 39.4
Total formal votes 919 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 937 42.4

1875

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Saturday 2 January 1875 [18]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (re-elected) 590 68.5
Thomas O'Mara 272 31.6
Total formal votes 862 98.3
Informal votes 15 1.7
Turnout 877 44.6

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Wednesday 21 February [19]
Candidate Votes %
James Hoskins (re-elected) 564 67.5
Edward Brown (defeated) 272 32.5
Total formal votes 836 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 836 51.6

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Wednesday 22 December 1869 [20]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Brown (re-elected) 513 61.4
Robert Lynch 321 38.4
J T V Walker 2 0.2
Total formal votes 836 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 836 68.2

1866 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1866 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1866 The Tumut by-election
Monday 20 August [21]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Brown (elected) 286 51.9
George Thornton 265 48.1
Total formal votes 551 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 551 43.5
Charles Cowper Jr. had been absent from parliament for an entire session and his seat was declared vacant.[21]

1864

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Saturday 10 December 1864 [22]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper Jr. (re-elected) 414 54.4
James Martin 347 45.6
Total formal votes 761 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 761 62.6

1863 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1863 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1863 The Tumut by-election
Monday 16 November [23]
Candidate Votes %
James Martin (elected) 393 72.2
C D O'Connell 151 27.8
Total formal votes 544 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 544 54.0
Charles Cowper Jr. had resigned his seat to successfully challenge James Martin at the Orange by-election.[23]

1861 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1861 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1861 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 26 September [24]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper Jr. (re-elected) 324 66.5
Daniel Deniehy 163 33.5
Total formal votes 487 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 487 51.2
Charles Cowper Jr. had been appointed Clerk of the Executive Council in the third Cowper ministry.[24]

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Saturday 8 December [25]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper Jr. (re-elected) unopposed  

November 1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from November 1860 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1860 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 1 November [26][27]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper Jr. (elected) show of hands  
John Egan
Thomas Mate
The by-election in May 1860 was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities. Daniel Deniehy had been elected at the East Macquarie by-election and decided to represent that seat.[26]

May 1860 by-election

This section is an excerpt from May 1860 Tumut colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1860 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 10 May [28]
Candidate Votes %
Daniel Deniehy (elected) 172 55.3
John Egan 139 44.7
Total formal votes 311 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 311 40.0
George Lang resigned. The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities.[28]

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Tumut.[edit]
1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Tumut
Thursday 30 June [29]
Candidate Votes %
George Lang (elected) 259 53.3
John Egan 178 36.6
James Garland 49 10.1
Total formal votes 486 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 486 62.5

Notes

  1. ^ Daniel Deniehy was declared elected at the by-election in May 1860, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day and his election to Tumut was subsequently declared void by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.[4] He took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative assembly as a member for Tumut.[2][5]

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