Electoral results for the district of East Macquarie

East Macquarie, 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
1859		William Suttor, Sr.	None		William Cummings	None
1859 by		Thomas Hawkins	None
1860 by		Daniel Deniehy	None
1860		William Suttor, Sr.	None
1864 by		David Buchanan	None
1864
1867 by		John Suttor	None
1869
1872		James Martin	None
1873 by		Walter Cooper	None
1875		John Booth	None		William Suttor, Jr.	None
1877		John Robertson	None
1878 by		Edmund Webb	None
1879 by					Edward Combes	None
1880
Jan 1882 by		Alfred Pechey	None
Jul 1882 by		Sydney Smith	None
1882
1885					John Shepherd	None
1887			Free Trade		James Tonkin	Free Trade
1889
1891
1892 by

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1892 by-election

1892 East Macquarie by-election
Saturday 13 August ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	James Tonkin (re-elected)	845	61.5
	Protectionist	John Boyd	528	38.5
Total formal votes			1,373	97.6	−1.9
Informal votes			33	2.4	+1.9
Turnout			1,406	54.1 [a]	−8.3
	Free Trade hold

This section is an excerpt from 1892 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

James Tonkin (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy.^[4]

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Friday 19 June ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sydney Smith (re-elected 1)	961	37.8
	Free Trade	James Tonkin (re-elected 2)	893	35.1
	Protectionist	Alfred Hales	688	27.1
Total formal votes			2,542	99.5
Informal votes			12	0.5
Turnout			1,621	62.4
	Free Trade hold 2

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Saturday 16 February ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	James Tonkin (re-elected 1)	945	35.6
	Free Trade	Sydney Smith (re-elected 2)	938	35.4
	Protectionist	Francis Suttor	770	29.0
Total formal votes			2,653	99.6
Informal votes			12	0.5
Turnout			1,691	64.9
	Free Trade hold 2

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Friday 11 February ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Sydney Smith (re-elected 1)	951	42.2
	Free Trade	James Tonkin (elected 2)	795	35.2
	Protectionist	Paddy Crick	510	22.6
Total formal votes			2,256	99.5
Informal votes			11	0.5
Turnout			1,264	45.1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

John Shepherd unsuccessfully contested Paddington.

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Monday 26 October ^[8]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sydney Smith (re-elected 1)		1,113	43.1
John Shepherd (elected 2)		587	22.7
John Hughes		528	20.4
James Tonkin		355	13.7
Total formal votes		2,583	99.2
Informal votes		21	0.8
Turnout		1,474	65.8

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Thursday 7 December ^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sydney Smith (re-elected 1)		unopposed
Edward Combes (re-elected 2)		unopposed

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

July 1882 by-election

July 1882 East Macquarie by-election
Tuesday 11 July ^[10]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sydney Smith (elected)		710	54.7
Robert Thompson		589	45.3
Total formal votes		1,299	98.3
Informal votes		22	1.7
Turnout		1,321	64.1

This section is an excerpt from July 1882 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

Alfred Pechey died.^[10]

January 1882 by-election

January 1882 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 19 January ^[11]

Candidate		Votes	%
Alfred Pechey (elected)		423	35.1
Sydney Smith		375	31.1
Charles Roberts		357	29.6
Thomas Dalveen		50	4.2
Total formal votes		1,205	96.8
Informal votes		40	3.2
Turnout		1,245	60.1

This section is an excerpt from January 1882 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

Edmund Webb was appointed to the Legislative Council.^[11]

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Tuesday 23 November ^[12]

Candidate		Votes	%
Edward Combes (re-elected 1)		903	41.7
Edmund Webb (re-elected 2)		737	34.0
Sydney Smith		526	24.3
Total formal votes		2,166	99.4
Informal votes		13	0.6
Turnout		1,280	62.3

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

Elections in the 1870s

1879 by-election

1879 East Macquarie by-election
Friday 15 August ^[13]

Candidate		Votes	%
Edward Combes (elected)		784	72.1
Thomas Dalveen		303	27.9
Total formal votes		1,087	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,087	51.5

This section is an excerpt from 1879 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

William Suttor Jr. resigned.^[13]

1878 by-election

1878 East Macquarie by-election
Friday 1 February ^[14]

Candidate		Votes	%
Edmund Webb (elected)		556	61.0
Thomas Dalveen		356	39.0
Total formal votes		912	97.7
Informal votes		21	2.3
Turnout		933	45.2

This section is an excerpt from 1878 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

Sir John Robertson resigned because he had also been elected to Mudgee.^[14]

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Monday 5 November ^[15]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sir John Robertson (elected 1)		781	38.5
William Suttor Jr. (re-elected 2)		627	30.9
William Cummings		515	25.4
George Stephen		105	5.2
Total formal votes		2,028	99.0
Informal votes		21	1.0
Turnout		1,307	63.4

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1875

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Tuesday 5 January 1875 ^[16]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Suttor Jr. (elected 1)		750	38.4
John Booth (elected 2)		607	31.1
William Cummings (defeated)		546	28.0
James Daley		49	2.5
Total formal votes		1,952	98.5
Informal votes		30	1.5
Turnout		1,432	49.9

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1873 by-election

1873 East Macquarie by-election
Monday 1 December ^[17]

Candidate		Votes	%
Walter Cooper (elected)		513	46.8
Henry Rotton		357	32.5
Bernhardt Holtermann		224	20.4
John Smeed		3	0.3
Total formal votes		1,097	94.7
Informal votes		61	5.3
Turnout		1,158	39.2

This section is an excerpt from 1873 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

Sir James Martin was appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales.^[17]

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Thursday 22 February ^[18]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Cummings (re-elected 1)		611	33.8
James Martin (elected 2)		495	27.4
Joseph Innes		424	23.5
John Smith		278	15.4
Total formal votes		1,808	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,808	32.7

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

Elections in the 1860s

1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Tuesday 21 December 1869 ^[19]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Suttor (re-elected 1)		513	45.4
William Cummings (re-elected 2)		426	37.7
Samuel Robinson		190	16.8
Total formal votes		1,129	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		564	24.8

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1867 by-election

1867 East Macquarie by-election
Monday 26 August ^[20]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Suttor (elected)		914	70.7
Robert Forster		378	29.3
Total formal votes		1,292	37.8
Informal votes		43	3.2
Turnout		1,335	63.0

This section is an excerpt from 1867 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

The by-election was caused by the resignation of David Buchanan.^[20]

1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Saturday 24 December 1864 ^[21]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Cummings (re-elected 1)		955	39.0
David Buchanan (re-elected 2)		800	32.6
Thomas Lee		623	25.4
Patrick McDonagh		73	3.0
Total formal votes		2,451	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,491	66.4

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1864 by-election

1864 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 6 October ^[22]

Candidate		Votes	%
David Buchanan (elected)		375	52.2
Joseph West		343	48.8
Total formal votes		718	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		718	32.0

This section is an excerpt from 1864 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

William Suttor Sr. resigned.^[22]

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Tuesday 11 December ^[23]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Suttor Sr. (elected 1)		500	40.9
William Cummings (re-elected 2)		373	30.5
Daniel Deniehy (defeated)		350	28.6
Total formal votes		1,223	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		880	39.1

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

1860 by-election

1860 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 10 May ^[24]

Candidate		Votes	%
Daniel Deniehy (elected)		496	68.7
John McGuigan		215	29.8
Henry Dangar		11	1.5
Total formal votes		722	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		722	54.6

This section is an excerpt from 1860 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

Thomas Hawkins resigned.^[24]

Elections in the 1850s

1859 by-election

1859 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 6 October ^[25]

Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Hawkins (elected)		407	57.2
Daniel Deniehy		305	42.8
Total formal votes		712	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		712	53.9

This section is an excerpt from 1859 East Macquarie colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

William Suttor Sr. resigned.^[25]

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Monday 13 June ^[26]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Cummings (elected 1)		415	28.1
William Suttor Sr. (re-elected 2)		394	26.7
Charles McPhillamy		370	25.1
Charles Whalan		298	20.2
Total formal votes		1,477	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,477	55.9

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § East Macquarie.[edit]

Notes

1. Estimate based on an electoral roll of 2,600 at the 1891 election.^[5]