Electoral results for the district of Mudgee

Mudgee, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnation, from 1859 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1968.^[1][2][3]

Election	Member		Party
1859		Lyttleton Bayley	None
1859 by		Samuel Terry	None
1860
1864
1869		Henry Stephen	None
1872 by		Henry Parkes	None
1872		Joseph Innes	None
1873 by		Joseph O'Connor	None
1874		Stephen Goold	None
1876 by		Richard Rouse	None
1877		John Robertson	None
1879 by		Richard Rouse	None
1879 re-count		David Buchanan	None	Member		Party	Member		Party
1880					Samuel Terry	None		Louis Beyers	None
1882 by					John Robertson	None
1882								Adolphus Taylor	None
1883 by
1885		Thomas Browne	None
1886 by					William Wall	None
1887		Reginald Black	Free Trade			Protectionist
1887 by								John Haynes	Free Trade
1891		Robert Jones	Ind. Free Trade						Ind. Free Trade
1894			Free Trade
1895
1898		Edwin Richards	Protectionist
1901			Progressive
1904
1907		Robert Jones	Liberal Reform
1910		Bill Dunn	Labor
1911 by
1913
1917
Election	Member		Party
1927		Bill Dunn	Labor
1930
1932		David Spring	Country
1935		Bill Dunn	Labor (NSW)
1938			Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950		Frederick Cooke	Country
1953		Leo Nott	Labor
1956
1959
1962
1965

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,115	50.6	−3.3
	Liberal	Richard Evans	4,509	28.1	+2.4
	Country	Emile Moufarrige	3,423	21.3	+3.0
Total formal votes			16,047	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			184	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			16,231	96.0	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,355	52.1	−3.5
	Liberal	Richard Evans	7,692	47.9	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,772	53.9	+4.6
	Liberal	Albert Cox	4,187	25.7	−0.6
	Country	Edward Punch	2,988	18.3	−3.9
	Democratic Labor	Edward Byrnes	334	2.1	−0.1
Total formal votes			16,281	98.5
Informal votes			247	1.5
Turnout			16,528	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo Nott	9,048	55.6	+4.7
	Liberal	Albert Cox	7,233	44.4	−4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Nott	7,929	49.3
	Liberal	Jack Ives	4,221	26.3
	Country	Norman Griffith	3,576	22.2
	Democratic Labor	Donald Bennett	347	2.2
Total formal votes			16,073	98.8
Informal votes			198	1.2
Turnout			16,271	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,174	50.9
	Liberal	Jack Ives	7,899	49.1
	Labor hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,220	50.7	−2.3
	Liberal	Eric Hennessy	4,650	28.7	+28.7
	Country	Kenneth Masters	3,343	20.6	−26.4
Total formal votes			16,213	99.0	+0.6
Informal votes			160	1.0	−0.6
Turnout			16,373	94.2	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,554	52.8	−0.2
	Liberal	Eric Hennessy	7,659	47.2	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.2

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,817	53.0
	Country	Frederick Cooke	7,818	47.0
Total formal votes			16,635	98.4
Informal votes			262	1.6
Turnout			16,897	95.0
	Labor gain from Country		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Breen	7,128	45.9
	Country	Frederick Cooke	4,381	28.2
	Liberal	Norman Horne	4,019	25.9
Total formal votes			15,528	98.9
Informal votes			175	1.1
Turnout			15,703	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Frederick Cooke	8,122	52.3
	Labor	John Breen	7,406	47.7
	Country gain from Labor		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	6,487	55.0	−8.0
	Country	Frederick Cooke	5,298	45.0	+45.0
Total formal votes			11,785	99.2	+1.1
Informal votes			96	0.8	−1.1
Turnout			11,881	95.5	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	6,967	63.0	−6.4
	Independent	Frederick Cooke	3,304	29.9	−0.7
	Independent	Kevin Nott	788	7.1	+7.1
Total formal votes			11,059	98.1	−0.8
Informal votes			209	1.9	+0.8
Turnout			11,268	91.3	−2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

• Preferences were not distributed.

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	8,771	69.4
	Independent	Frederick Cooke	3,877	30.6
Total formal votes			12,648	98.9
Informal votes			143	1.1
Turnout			12,791	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	8,587	60.5	+7.8
	Country	Eric Pye	3,279	23.1	−24.2
	Country	Reginald Wilson	2,320	16.3	+16.3
Total formal votes			14,186	98.4	−1.0
Informal votes			229	1.6	+1.0
Turnout			14,415	96.4	−1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

• Preferences were not distributed.

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Bill Dunn (defeated)	7,598	52.7	+5.5
	Country	David Spring	6,818	47.3	−5.2
Total formal votes			14,416	99.4	+0.3
Informal votes			91	0.6	−0.3
Turnout			14,507	97.4	+0.5
	Labor (NSW) gain from Country		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Spring	6,956	52.5	+14.1
	Labor (NSW)	Bill Dunn	6,248	47.2	−13.8
	Communist	James Terry	43	0.3	−0.3
Total formal votes			13,247	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			114	0.9	0.0
Turnout			13,361	96.9	+0.9
	Country gain from Labor (NSW)		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

• David Spring was jointly endorsed by the UAP and Country Party. In parliament, he caucused with the Country party.

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	7,538	61.0
	Country	Gordon Wilkins	4,741	38.4
	Communist	Patrick Walsh	76	0.6
Total formal votes			12,355	99.1
Informal votes			109	0.9
Turnout			12,464	96.0
	Labor hold		Swing

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	6,948	54.1
	Country	Gordon Wilkins	5,904	45.9
Total formal votes			12,852	99.4
Informal votes			79	0.6
Turnout			12,931	88.9
	Labor win		(new seat)

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	unopposed
	Labor hold

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn	4,127	52.8
	Liberal Reform	Owen Gilbert	3,696	47.2
Total formal votes			7,823	97.7
Informal votes			182	2.3
Turnout			8,005	82.2
	Labor hold

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1911 by-election

1911 Mudgee by-election
Wednesday 16 August ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Dunn (re-elected)	3,173	51.6	−1.6
	Liberal Reform	Owen Gilbert	2,975	48.4	+1.6
Total formal votes			6,148	100.0	+1.0
Informal votes			0	0.0	−1.0
Turnout			6,148	72.7 [a]	−5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.6

This section is an excerpt from 1911 Mudgee state by-election § Results.[edit]

Bill Dunn (Labor) resigned in protest over land legislation.^[20]

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Dunn	3,476	53.2	+10.6
	Liberal Reform	Robert Jones (defeated)	3,052	46.8	−6.9
Total formal votes			6,528	99.0	+1.7
Informal votes			69	1.0	−1.7
Turnout			6,597	78.0	+4.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Reform

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Robert Jones	3,045	53.7
	Labour	James Morrish	2,417	42.6
	Independent	William Wall	211	3.7
Total formal votes			5,673	97.3
Informal votes			156	2.7
Turnout			5,829	73.2
	Liberal Reform gain from Progressive

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Edwin Richards	2,731	50.1
	Liberal Reform	John Haynes	2,717	49.9
Total formal votes			5,448	99.4
Informal votes			33	0.6
Turnout			5,481	70.7
	Progressive hold

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Mudgee was expanded to include part of the abolished seat of Wellington. The member for Mudgee was Edwin Richards (Progressive) and the member for Wellington was John Haynes (Liberal Reform).

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Edwin Richards	1,318	54.4	+4.3
	Liberal Reform	Robert Jones	1,104	45.6	−4.3
Total formal votes			2,422	99.4	+0.3
Informal votes			15	0.6	−0.3
Turnout			2,437	74.0	+5.9
	Progressive hold

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Mudgee.[edit]

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Federal	Edwin Richards	1,065	50.1
	Free Trade	Robert Jones	1,059	49.9
Total formal votes			2,124	99.1
Informal votes			20	0.9
Turnout			2,144	68.1
	National Federal gain from Free Trade

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Mudgee.[edit]

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Robert Jones	971	55.8
	Protectionist	J McEwen	768	44.2
Total formal votes			1,739	99.2
Informal votes			14	0.8
Turnout			1,753	69.2
	Free Trade hold

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Mudgee.[edit]

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Robert Jones	1,085	56.8
	Protectionist	Richard Rouse	749	39.2
	Labour	J M Appleyard	65	3.4
	Independent	J Scully	10	0.5
	Ind. Protectionist	W Logan	3	0.2
Total formal votes			1,912	93.6
Informal votes			131	6.4
Turnout			2,043	79.9
	Free Trade win		(previously 3 members)

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Mudgee.[edit]

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Monday 22 June ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Free Trade	John Haynes (re-elected 1)	1,521	21.0
	Protectionist	William Wall (re-elected 2)	1,343	18.5
	Ind. Free Trade	Robert Jones (elected 3)	1,290	17.8
	Free Trade	Reginald Black (defeated)	1,218	16.8
	Protectionist	George Waldron	1,049	14.5
	Labour	James Cook	836	11.5
Total formal votes			7,257	99.6
Informal votes			27	0.4
Turnout			2,797	68.5
	Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade
	Protectionist hold 1
	Ind. Free Trade gain 1 from Free Trade

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

John Haynes and Robert Jones whilst Free Traders, did not support the Free Trade government of Sir Henry Parkes.^[28]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Saturday 9 February ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Reginald Black (elected 1)	1,338	18.5
	Protectionist	William Wall (elected 2)	1,302	18.0
	Free Trade	John Haynes (elected 3)	1,206	16.7
	Protectionist	G Townsend	1,177	16.3
	Free Trade	Dr Kelly	1,112	15.4
	Protectionist	Thomas Browne	1,098	15.2
Total formal votes			7,233	99.7
Informal votes			25	0.3
Turnout			2,509	63.1
	Free Trade hold 2
	Protectionist hold 1

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

Thomas Browne (Protectionist) was a sitting member for Wentworth.

1887 by-election

1887 Mudgee by-election
Friday 6 May ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	John Haynes (elected)	1,025	54.5
	Protectionist	John Carden	855	45.5
Total formal votes			1,880	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			1,880	47.8
	Free Trade hold

This section is an excerpt from 1887 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Adolphus Taylor (Free Trade) resigned to become the Examiner of Patents.^[30]

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Tuesday 15 February ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Adolphus Taylor (re-elected 1)	1,219	20.2
	Protectionist	William Wall (re-elected 2)	1,071	17.8
	Free Trade	Reginald Black (elected 3)	1,056	17.5
	Protectionist	Richard Rouse	990	16.4
	Free Trade	John Haynes	884	14.7
	Protectionist	John Carden	805	13.4
Total formal votes			6,025	99.3
Informal votes			40	0.7
Turnout			2,231	56.7

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

Thomas Browne unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

1886 by-election

1886 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 29 June ^[32]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Wall (elected)		unopposed

This section is an excerpt from 1886 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

John Robertson resigned.^[32]

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Friday 23 October ^[33]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sir John Robertson (re-elected 1)		1,628	29.5
Adolphus Taylor (re-elected 2)		1,583	28.7
Thomas Browne (elected 3)		1,178	21.4
John Hurley		567	10.3
Louis Beyers		562	10.2
Total formal votes		5,518	99.6
Informal votes		22	0.4
Turnout		2,065	51.3

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

1883 by-election

1883 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 13 March ^[34]

Candidate		Votes	%
Adolphus Taylor (elected)		1,289	66.6
John McElhone		645	33.4
Total formal votes		1,934	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,934	38.6

This section is an excerpt from 1883 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Adolphus Taylor resigned after a challenge by John McElhone.^[34]

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Monday 11 December ^[35]

Candidate		Votes	%
Adolphus Taylor (elected 1)		1,976	32.3
John Robertson (re-elected 2)		1,256	20.5
David Buchanan (re-elected 3)		1,154	18.8
Thomas Browne		1,104	18.0
George Davidson		637	10.4
Total formal votes		6,127	99.7
Informal votes		21	0.3
Turnout		2,445	49.1

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

1882 by-election

1882 Mudgee by-election
Friday 13 January ^[36]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Robertson (elected)		unopposed

This section is an excerpt from 1882 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Wednesday 1 December ^[37]

Candidate		Votes	%
Samuel Terry (re-elected 1)		1,790	25.0
Louis Beyers (re-elected 2)		1,754	24.5
David Buchanan (re-elected 3)		1,492	20.8
Joseph O'Connor		1,063	14.9
Total formal votes		1,059	100.0
Informal votes		7,158	0.0
Turnout		7,158	53.7
		(2 new seats)

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

The sitting member David Buchanan had already unsuccessfully contested West Sydney. Samuel Terry was the member for New England and Louis Beyers was the member for the abolished district of Goldfields West.

Elections in the 1870s

1879 re-count

1879 Mudgee election re-count
Thursday 20 March ^[38][39]

Candidate		Votes	%
David Buchanan (elected)		N/A
Richard Rouse (defeated)		N/A

This section is an excerpt from 1879 Mudgee colonial election re-count § Result.[edit]

The Committee of Elections and Qualifications overturned the election of Richard Rouse and declared that David Buchanan was elected as the member for Mudgee.^[39]

1879 by-election

1879 Mudgee by-election
Monday 6 January ^[40]

Candidate		Votes	%
Richard Rouse (elected)		895	50.03
David Buchanan		894	49.97
Total formal votes		1,789	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,789	43.6

This section is an excerpt from 1879 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Sir John Robertson resigned to be appointed to the Legislative Council.^[40]

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Monday 5 November ^[41]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sir John Robertson (elected)		1,142	53.7
Richard Rouse (defeated)		985	46.3
Total formal votes		2,127	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		2,130	44.4

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

1876 by-election

1876 Mudgee by-election
Thursday 5 October ^[42]

Candidate		Votes	%
Richard Rouse (elected)		1,360	54.6
William Pigott		1,129	45.4
Total formal votes		2,4890	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.00
Turnout		2,489	49.0

This section is an excerpt from 1876 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Stephen Goold died.^[42]

1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Wednesday 23 December 1874 ^[43]

Candidate		Votes	%
Stephen Goold (elected)		1,660	56.6
Patrick Jennings		1,271	43.4
Total formal votes		2,931	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		2,930	49.6

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

1873 by-election

1873 Mudgee by-election
Monday 8 September ^[44]

Candidate		Votes	%
Joseph O'Connor (elected)		1,618	40.0
Walter Church		995	24.6
Alfred O'Connor		881	21.8
John Scully		556	13.7
Total formal votes		4,050	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		4,050	45.8

This section is an excerpt from 1873 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Joseph Innes was appointed to the Legislative Council.^[44]

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Thursday 7 March ^[45]

Candidate		Votes	%
Joseph Innes (elected)		833	59.8
Joseph O'Connor		559	40.2
Total formal votes		1,392	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,392	50.9

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

1872 by-election

1872 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 2 January ^[46]

Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Parkes (elected)		848	64.6
Joseph O'Connor		465	35.4
Total formal votes		1,313	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,313	48.0

This section is an excerpt from 1872 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Henry Stephen resigned.^[46]

Elections in the 1860s

1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Thursday 16 December 1869 ^[47]

Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Stephen (elected)		760	59.0
Samuel Terry (defeated)		529	41.0
Total formal votes		1,289	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,289	53.8

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

1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Saturday 24 December 1864 ^[48]

Candidate		Votes	%
Samuel Terry (re-elected)		583	57.1
Joseph Innes		438	42.9
Total formal votes		1,021	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,021	52.6

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

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Saturday 15 December 1860 ^[49]

Candidate		Votes	%
Samuel Terry (re-elected)		547	86.0
James Martin		89	14.0
Total formal votes		636	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		636	26.0

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

Elections in the 1850s

1859 by-election

1859 Mudgee by-election
Monday 19 December ^[50]

Candidate		Votes	%
Samuel Terry (elected)		342	47.6
T H Sinden		376	52.4
Total formal votes		718	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		718	35.6

This section is an excerpt from 1859 Mudgee colonial by-election § Results.[edit]

Lyttleton Bayley resigned.^[50]

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Saturday 18 June ^[51]

Candidate		Votes	%
Lyttleton Bayley (elected)		524	68.8
Robert Lowe		238	31.2
Total formal votes		762	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		762	37.8

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

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 8,458 at the 1910 election.^[21]