Candidates of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1872 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 13 February to 28 March 1872.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

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Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

Electorate Successful candidates Unsuccessful candidates
Tuesday 13 February 1872
East Sydney John Macintosh
James Neale
Henry Parkes
Saul Samuel
William Barker
David Buchanan
George King
James Martin
Bowie Wilson
Thursday 15 February 1872
West Sydney John Booth
Joseph Raphael
John Robertson
Joseph Wearne
Robert Campbell
Richard Dransfield
Henry Fisher
Samuel Goold
George Lloyd
William Windeyer
Saturday 17 February 1872
Paterson William Arnold George Townshend
Monday 19 February 1872
Glebe George Allen David Buchanan
Charles Mossman
Tuesday 20 February 1872
Canterbury Richard Hill
John Lucas
John Davis
William Henson
Richard Wynne
Morpeth James Campbell John Keating
J D Nelson
Paddington John Sutherland
Parramatta James Farnell
Hugh Taylor
James Byrnes
Windsor Richard Driver William Walker
Wednesday 21 February 1872
Northumberland James Hannell Thomas Adam
William Brookes
Henry Langley
Francis O'Brien
James Pemell
Tumut James Hoskins Edward Brown
Wollombi James Cunneen Joseph Eckford
Thursday 22 February 1872
Central Cumberland John Hurley
John Lackey
Samuel Barber
Frederick Birmingham
Henry Zions
East Macquarie William Cummings
James Martin
Joseph Innes
John Smith (b 1811)
Friday 23 February 1872
Bathurst Edward Combes Henry Rotton
Kiama John Stewart
Saturday 24 February 1872
East Maitland Stephen Scholey Alexander Dodds
Archibald Hamilton
West Macquarie Edmund Webb George Thornton
Monday 26 February 1872
Camden Thomas Garrett
Arthur Onslow
Richard Roberts
Carcoar Thomas West
Eden Henry Clarke William Clements
John D'Arcy
Tuesday 27 February 1872
Patrick's Plains William Browne Alexander Bowman
Wednesday 28 February 1872
Nepean Joseph Single James Rodd
James Ryan
Henry Woods
Wellington John Samuel Smith William Dalley
William Forlonge
Andrew Ross
Gerald Spring
George Stephen
Thursday 29 February 1872
Hastings Robert Smith Eugene Fattorini
James Garvan
Illawarra William Forster John Brown
Andrew Lysaght
Upper Hunter John Creed James White
Saturday 2 March 1872
Hunter John Burns John Dillon
Newcastle George Lloyd Daniel Macquarie
Monday 4 March 1872
Narellan John Hurley Joseph Leary
William Walker
Newtown Stephen Brown Elias Bethel
Edward Flood
Orange Harris Nelson Samuel Goold
Andrew Kerr
Tuesday 5 March 1872
Braidwood Edward Greville George Alley
Archibald Condon
Clarence Thomas Bawden Edward Madgwick
Goulburn William Teece Maurice Alexander
Shoalhaven James Warden John Roseby
West Maitland Benjamin Lee Joseph Eckford
Archibald Hamilton
Wednesday 6 March 1872
Hartley Thomas Brown John Ardill
Morris Asher
James Byrnes
E N Emmett
John Garsed
Joseph Johnson
Queanbeyan Leopold De Salis William O'Neill
Charles Walsh
St Leonards William Tunks James Byrnes
James French
W H Wardle
Thursday 7 March 1872
Hawkesbury Henry Moses
William Piddington
Marshall Burdekin
Lower Hunter Archibald Jacob Robert Wisdom
Mudgee Joseph Innes Joseph O'Connor
Friday 8 March 1872
Argyle Edward Butler
New England Samuel Terry William Windeyer
Williams John Nowlan William Watson
Yass Plains Michael Fitzpatrick
Saturday 9 March 1872
Lachlan James Watson T R Icely
Monday 11 March 1872
Bogan George Lord Jeremiah Rundle
Jean Serisier
Liverpool Plains Hanley Bennett Alexander Bowman
William Gordon
Francis Rusden
George Wallace
Bowie Wilson
Tuesday 12 March 1872
Murrumbidgee William Macleay
Tenterfield Robert Abbott Colin Fraser
Friday 15 March 1872
Hume James McLaurin George Day
Monaro William Grahame Abram Moriarty
Thursday 21 March 1872
Gwydir Thomas Dangar Alexander Bowman
Adolph Goldman
David Jones
John Macansh
Murray Patrick Jennings
Monday 25 March 1872
Goldfields North James Rodd Charles Carey
Robert Forster
Goldfields South Ezekiel Baker William Bedall
Goldfields West David Buchanan Simon Belinfante
Walter Church
James Plunkett
Thursday 28 March 1872
Balranald Joseph Phelps

See also

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References

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  • Green, Antony. "1872 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.