Candidates of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1877 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 24 October to 12 November 1877.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

• Edward Butler MLA (Argyle)
• Charles Byrnes MLA (Parramatta)
• William Hay MLA (Murray)
• George Lord MLA (Bogan) — appointed to the Legislative Council
• Joseph Phelps MLA (Balranald)
• Patrick Shepherd MLA (Nepean)
• James Warden MLA (Shoalhaven)
• John Wright MLA (Queanbeyan)

Legislative Assembly

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
Wednesday 24 October 1877
East Sydney	John Davies James Greenwood John Macintosh Alexander Stuart	William Cover Sedgwick Cowper Francis Dixon Isaac Josephson Josiah Mason Ninian Melville Henry Parkes George Perry
Thursday 25 October 1877
West Sydney	Angus Cameron John Harris James Merriman Daniel O'Connor	Henry Dangar George Dibbs Henry Fisher Jacob Garrard Archibald Hamilton Joseph O'Connor Benjamin Palmer John Robertson Thomas White
Friday 26 October 1877
Goulburn	William Teece	Frederick Horn
Newcastle	Richard Bowker	William Brookes Thomas Hungerford George Lloyd
Orange	Edward Combes
Paddington	John Sutherland
Saturday 27 October 1877
Narellan	John Hurley (b 1796)	John Kidd
Newtown	Stephen Brown	James Yeomans
Parramatta	William Long Hugh Taylor	John Bergan Walter Cooper George Young
Paterson	Herbert Brown
Monday 29 October 1877
Bathurst	Francis Suttor	David Williamson
Canterbury	John Lucas Henry Parkes	William Henson Richard Hill George Pile
Central Cumberland	John Lackey Andrew McCulloch
Glebe	George Allen	Charles Mossman
Illawarra	Samuel Gray
Kiama	Samuel Charles
Morpeth	Robert Wisdom
Nepean	Thomas Smith	John Smith
Northumberland	Thomas Hungerford	William Turner
Queanbeyan	James Thompson	William O'Neill Thomas Rutledge
Tuesday 30 October 1877
Camden	Thomas Garrett Arthur Onslow	Thomas Fisher
Carcoar	Andrew Lynch
Eden	Henry Clarke	Henry Parkes
Hawkesbury	Alexander Bowman Henry Moses	George Davies William Piddington Thomas Primrose
Hunter	John Burns
Lower Hunter	Archibald Jacob
Patrick's Plains	William Browne	William Durham
Wednesday 31 October 1877
Braidwood	Edward Greville
East Maitland	Stephen Scholey	Alexander Dodds
St Leonards	James Farnell
Shoalhaven	John Roseby	Thomas Richards
West Macquarie	Charles Pilcher	Alexander Rae
West Maitland	Henry Cohen	Thomas Hungerford Thomas Jones James Pritchard
Yass Plains	Michael Fitzpatrick	Michael Perry Arthur Remmington
Thursday 1 November 1877
Argyle	William Davies	Charles Heydon
Hartley	John Hurley (b 1844)	Patrick Higgins
Williams	William Johnston	John Booth
Windsor	Richard Driver	Charles Cansdell
Friday 2 November 1877
Monaro	John Murphy	Alexander Montague
Wellington	John Shepherd	Patrick Jennings Thomas Wythes
Wollombi	Joseph Eckford	James Cunneen Henry Levien
Saturday 3 November 1877
Clarence	Thomas Bawden	Charles Fawcett Edward Madgwick John Robertson
Hastings	Robert Smith	Thomas Amos
Lachlan	James Watson
Liverpool Plains	Hanley Bennett	Michael Burke George Grehan
New England	Samuel Terry	Robert Forster
Tenterfield	John Dillon	Robert Abbott Alexander Murray
Upper Hunter	John McElhone	John Robertson
Monday 5 November 1877
East Macquarie	John Robertson William Suttor	William Cummings George Stephen
Gwydir	Thomas Dangar
Hume	George Day	Henry Parkes
Mudgee	John Robertson	Richard Rouse
Murray	Robert Barbour	James Davidson
Murrumbidgee	Joseph Leary	James Gormly Henry Parkes
Tumut	James Hoskins	John Robertson
Tuesday 6 November 1877
University of Sydney	William Windeyer
Monday 12 November 1877
Balranald	Colin Simson	John Smart
Bogan	Walter Coonan	John Ardill William Forlonge Henry Parkes John Robertson Jean Serisier
Goldfields North	Henry Copeland
Goldfields South	Ezekiel Baker
Goldfields West	Louis Beyers	David Buchanan

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880

References

• Green, Antony. "1877 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.