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 results
Elections in the 1890s
1893 by-election
John Nobbs (
Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy.
[4] 1891 by-election
1891
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Wednesday 17 June [5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
June 1889 by-election
The by-election was caused by the death of John Linsley (
Free Trade).
[8] 1889
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Saturday 9 February [9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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) |
David Buchanan (Protectionist) won a seat in a
by-election in May 1888 and unsuccessfully contested
Balmain.
May 1888 by-election
March 1888 by-election
1887 by-election
Andrew McCulloch (
Free Trade) resigned due to insolvency.
[13] 1887
1885
1885 by-election
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Lackey who was appointed to the
Legislative Council.
[17] 1882
1880
Elections in the 1870s
1877
The other sitting member William Long successfully contested
Parramatta.
[21] 1877 by-election
The by-election was caused by the appointment of
William Long and John Lackey to positions in the fourth Robertson ministry.
[22] 1875 by-election
1874-75
1872
Elections in the 1860s
1869-70
1868 by-election
1867 by-election
The by-election was caused by the resignation of John Hay who was then appointed to the
Legislative Council.
[28] 1864-65
1863 by-election
1863 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 6 June [30] 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 |
James Atkinson resigned due to insolvency and re-contested the seat.
[30] 1860
Elections in the 1850s
1859
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
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1893 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "September 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "June 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "May 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "March 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Mr Varney Parkes (1859-1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1887 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Sir John Lackey (1830-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1877 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1875 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1867 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1863 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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