Wilcannia, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1889 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3][4]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Edward Dickens | Protectionist | |
| 1891 | |||
| 1894 | Richard Sleath | Labour | |
| 1895 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1901 | Independent Labour | ||
Election results
editElections in the 1900s
edit1901
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labor | Richard Sleath | 637 | 47.9 | −24.1 | |
| Labour | John Buzacott | 414 | 31.1 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Thomas Bell | 280 | 21.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,331 | 99.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,341 | 52.5 | +9.9 | ||
| Member changed to Independent Labour from Labour | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
edit1898
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Sleath | 770 | 72.0 | ||
| National Federal | Edmond O'Donnell | 300 | 28.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,070 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,075 | 42.6 | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
1895
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Sleath | unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | |||||
1894
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Sleath | 971 | 67.7 | ||
| Protectionist | Edward Dickens | 463 | 32.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,434 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,459 | 77.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Protectionist | |||||
1891
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Edward Dickens (re-elected) | unopposed | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
1889
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Edward Dickens (elected) | 209 | 68.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Charles Fartiere | 97 | 31.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 306 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 7 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 313 | 25.6 | |||
| Protectionist win | (new seat) | ||||
References
edit- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Mr Richard Sleath (1863–1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Mr Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens (1852-1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2020.