Electoral results for the district of Macleay

The Macleay, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1880 and abolished in 1894.^[1][2][3]

Election	Member		Party
1880		Robert Smith	None
1882
1885
1887			Protectionist	Member		Party
1889		Otho Dangar	Protectionist		Patrick Hogan	Protectionist
1891
1893 by		Francis Clarke	Protectionist

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1893 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1893 Macleay colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

1893 The Macleay by-election
Monday 29 May ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Francis Clarke (elected)	1,035	55.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Otho Dangar (defeated)	846	45.0
Total formal votes			1,881	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			1,881	59.8 [a]
	Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Otho Dangar (Protectionist) due to bankruptcy.^[4]

1891

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

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Monday 22 June ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Protectionist	Otho Dangar (re-elected 1)	1,042	27.7
	Protectionist	Patrick Hogan (re-elected 2)	761	20.2
	Protectionist	John McLaughlin	721	19.2
	Protectionist	E Rudder	683	18.1
	Protectionist	L Boshell	558	14.8
Total formal votes			3,765	99.5
Informal votes			21	0.6
Turnout			2,225	70.7
	Protectionist hold 1
	Member changed to Ind. Protectionist from Protectionist

Otho Dangar whilst a Protectionist, supported the Free Trade government of Sir Henry Parkes.^[5]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Saturday 16 February ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Patrick Hogan (elected 1)	1,201	34.5
	Protectionist	Otho Dangar (elected 2)	1,145	32.9
	Free Trade	Charles Jeanneret	272	7.8
	Free Trade	Edmund Woodhouse	208	6.0
	Protectionist	Phillip Hill	204	5.9
	Protectionist	Alfred Salmon	196	5.6
	Protectionist	Enoch Rudder	139	4.0
	Protectionist	Frederick Panton	118	3.4
Total formal votes			3,483	98.7
Informal votes			46	1.3
Turnout			1,993	55.6
	Protectionist hold 1 and win 1		(1 new seat)

Charles Jeanneret (Free Trade) was the sitting member for Carcoar.

1887

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

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Wednesday 23 February ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Robert Smith (re-elected)	945	58.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Enoch Rudder	684	42.0
Total formal votes			1,629	98.1
Informal votes			31	1.9
Turnout			1,660	54.8

1885

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

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Monday 19 October ^[8]

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Smith (re-elected)		1,108	69.0
Otho Dangar		499	31.1
Total formal votes		1,607	97.5
Informal votes		41	2.5
Turnout		1,648	64.0

1882

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

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Friday 8 December ^[9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Smith (re-elected)		685	65.5
Enoch Rudder		361	34.5
Total formal votes		1,046	98.5
Informal votes		16	1.5
Turnout		1,062	56.1

1880

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

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Tuesday 23 November ^[10]

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Smith (re-elected)		unopposed
		(new seat)

Robert Smith was the member for the abolished district of The Hastings.

Notes

1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,148 at the 1891 election.^[5]

References

1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
4. Green, Antony. "1893 Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
5. Green, Antony. "1891 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
6. Green, Antony. "1889 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
7. Green, Antony. "1887 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
8. Green, Antony. "1885 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
9. Green, Antony. "1882 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
10. Green, Antony. "1880 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 April 2020.