Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election
Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1882
New South Wales colonial election, 30 November – 21 December 1882 [ 1] Legislative Assembly << 1880 –1885 >>
Enrolled voters
Votes cast
164,515
Turnout
56.69
−5.25
Informal votes
2,047
Informal
2.10
+0.14
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
164,515
113
The 1882 New South Wales colonial election was for 113 members representing 72 electoral districts . The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 32 multi-member districts returning 73 members and 40 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 13 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.[ 1] East Maitland (984) to Wentworth (2,977).[ 2]
The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1880 (NSW),[ 3] [ 4] Balmain , Bourke , Canterbury , Redfern and St Leonards .
Election results
Albury
Argyle
Balmain
Balranald
Bathurst
The Bogan
Boorowa
Bourke
Braidwood
Camden
Canterbury
Joseph Mitchell had previously been defeated as a sitting member for Newtown .
Carcoar
The Clarence
Central Cumberland
Durham
East Macquarie
East Maitland
East Sydney
A sitting member Henry Dangar did not contest the election. Edmund Barton was the member for Wellington and John McElhone was the member for Upper Hunter where he was re-elected. McElhone subsequently resigned from East Sydney causing a by-election . Sir Henry Parkes subsequently nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield where he was elected unopposed. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.
Eden
Forbes
Sitting member John Bodel did not contest the election.
The Glebe
Glen Innes
Gloucester
Sitting member Archibald Jacob unsuccessfully contested Morpeth .
Goulburn
Grafton
Grenfell
Gundagai
Bruce Smith had been successful at a by-election on 23 November 1882 however parliament was dissolved on the same day and he could not take his seat.
Gunnedah
The Gwydir
Hartley
The sitting member Robert Abbott did not contest the election.
The Hastings and Manning
The other sitting member Joseph Andrews did not contest the election.
The Hawkesbury
The Hume
The Hunter
Illawarra
James Watson had been unsuccessful in retaining his seat in Young .
Inverell
Kiama
The Macleay
Molong
Monaro
Morpeth
Archibald Jacob was the sitting member for Gloucester .
Mudgee
A sitting member Louis Beyers did not contest the election.
The Murray
A sitting member William Hay did not contest the election.
The Murrumbidgee
The Namoi
The Nepean
New England
The sitting member Henry Copeland successfully contested Newtown . James Farnell was a sitting member for St Leonards and had already unsuccessfully contested Parramatta .
Newcastle
Newtown
Henry Copeland was the member for New England to challenge William Foster , the Minister for Justice. Joseph Mitchell subsequently contested Canterbury but was again unsuccessful.
Northumberland
The other sitting member Thomas Hungerford unsuccessfully contested Upper Hunter .
Orange
The other sitting member Andrew Kerr did not contest the election.
Paddington
The other sitting member William Hezlet did not contest the election.
Parramatta
The sitting member Charles Byrnes did not contest the election. James Farnell was a sitting member for St Leonards and went on to successfully contest New England .
The sitting member John Brown did not contest the election.
Queanbeyan
The sitting member Thomas Rutledge did not contest the election.
Redfern
The Richmond
The sitting member Charles Fawcett did not contest the election.
Shoalhaven
South Sydney
Sydney Burdekin was a sitting member for Tamworth .
St Leonards
Sitting member James Farnell unsuccessfully contested Parramatta and subsequently successfully contested New England . After Sir Henry Parkes unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield where he was elected unopposed. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.
Tamworth
The other sitting member Sydney Burdekin unsuccessfully contested South Sydney .
Tenterfield
The sitting member Augustus Fraser did not contest the election. Sir Henry Parkes unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.
Tumut
Arthur Renwick had previously unsuccessfully contested East Sydney .
The Upper Hunter
John McElhone had already been elected for East Sydney . Thomas Hungerford was a sitting member for Northumberland .
Wellington
The sitting member Edmund Barton successfully contested East Sydney .
Wentworth
West Macquarie
The sitting member Charles Pilcher unsuccessfully contested West Sydney .
West Maitland
The sitting member James Fulford did not contest the election.
West Sydney
Wollombi
Yass Plains
Young
The other sitting member William Watson did not contest the election. James Watson was subsequently unsuccessful in contesting Illawarra .
See also
References
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Retrieved 6 December 2019 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Grenfell" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Gundagai" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Gunnedah" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Hastings and Manning" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . 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"1882 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Morpeth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Namoi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Nepean" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 New England" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Northumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2019 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Patrick's Plain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2021 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Queanbeyan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Redfern" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Richmond" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Shoalhaven" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 South Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Tamworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Tumut" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Wellington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 Wentworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 West Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .^ Green, Antony . "1882 West Maitland" . 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