Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election

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Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1869-70

New South Wales colonial election, 3 December 1869 – 10 January 1870 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 124,433
Votes cast 87,137 Turnout 53.70 [a] +2.30
Informal votes 226 Informal 0.41 +0.05
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
Total 87,137     72  

The 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 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 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 11 districts were uncontested.[1]

There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (850), Goldfields South (2,240) and Goldfields West (6,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,649 ranging from The Paterson (583) to The Lachlan (3,857).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3][4]

Election results[edit]

Argyle[edit]

Balranald[edit]

Bathurst[edit]

The Bogan[edit]

Braidwood[edit]

Camden[edit]

Canterbury[edit]

Carcoar[edit]

The Clarence[edit]

Central Cumberland[edit]

East Macquarie[edit]

East Maitland[edit]

East Sydney[edit]

Eden[edit]

The Glebe[edit]

Goldfields North[edit]

Goldfields South[edit]

Goldfields West[edit]

Goulburn[edit]

The Gwydir[edit]

Hartley[edit]

The Hastings[edit]

The Hawkesbury[edit]

The Hume[edit]

The Hunter[edit]

Illawarra[edit]

Kiama[edit]

The Lachlan[edit]

The Lower Hunter[edit]

Liverpool Plains[edit]

Monara[edit]

Morpeth[edit]

Mudgee[edit]

The Murray[edit]

The Murrumbidgee[edit]

Narellan[edit]

The Nepean[edit]

New England[edit]

Newcastle[edit]

Newtown[edit]

Northumberland[edit]

Orange[edit]

Paddington[edit]

The Paterson[edit]

Parramatta[edit]

Patrick’s Plains[edit]

Queanbeyan[edit]

Shoalhaven[edit]

St Leonards[edit]

Tenterfield[edit]

The Tumut[edit]

The Upper Hunter[edit]

Wellington[edit]

West Macquarie[edit]

West Maitland[edit]

West Sydney[edit]

The Williams[edit]

Windsor[edit]

Wollombi[edit]

Yass Plains[edit]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ There were 11 uncontested districts and turnout is based on the roll of 103,795 for the contested districts.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. “1869-70 election totals”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Turnout”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
  4. ^ “1858 Redistribution”. Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Argyle”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Balranald”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Bathurst”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Bogan”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Braidwood”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Camden”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Canterbury”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Carcoar”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Clarence”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Central Cumberland”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 East Macquarie”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 East Maitland”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 East Sydney”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Eden”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Glebe”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  20. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Goldfields North”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  21. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Goldfields South”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  22. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Goldfields West”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  23. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Goulburn”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  24. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Gwydir”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  25. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Hartley”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  26. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Hastings”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  27. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Hawkesbury”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  28. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Hume”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  29. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Hunter”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  30. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Illawarra”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  31. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Kiama”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  32. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Lachlan”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  33. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Lower Hunter”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  34. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Liverpool Plains”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  35. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Monaro”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  36. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Morpeth”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  37. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Mudgee”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  38. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Murray”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  39. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Murrumbidgee”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  40. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Narellan”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  41. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Nepean”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  42. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 New England”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  43. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Newcastle”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  44. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Newtown”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  45. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Northumberland”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  46. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Orange”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  47. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Paddington”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  48. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Paterson”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  49. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Parramatta”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  50. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Patrick’s Plain”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  51. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Queanbeyan”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  52. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Shoalhaven”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  53. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 St Leonards”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  54. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Tenterfield”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  55. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Tumut”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  56. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Upper Hunter”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  57. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Wellington”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  58. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 West Macquarie”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  59. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 West Maitland”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  60. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 West Sydney”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  61. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 The Williams”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  62. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Windsor”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  63. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Wollombi”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  64. ^ Green, Antony. “1869-70 Yass Plains”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.“Yass”. The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 1869. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via Trove.