Electoral results for the district of East Sydney

East Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1859   Charles Cowper None   John Black None   Henry Parkes None   James Martin None
1859 by
1860 by   Peter Faucett None
1860   Charles Cowper None   Robert Stewart None   John Caldwell None
1861 by   William Forster None
1864-65   James Hart None   James Neale None
1865 by
1866 by   Robert Stewart None
1867 by   Marshall Burdekin None  
1869-70   George King None   David Buchanan None   Henry Parkes None   James Martin None
1870 by   Bowie Wilson None
1872   James Neale None   Saul Samuel None   Henry Parkes None   John Macintosh None
May 1872 by
June 1872 by   George Oakes None
1874 by   Charles Moore None
1874-75   John Davies None   Alexander Stuart None
1877 by
1877   James Greenwood None
1879 by   Arthur Renwick None
1880   George Reid None   Henry Parkes None   Henry Dangar None
1882   Edmund Barton None   John McElhone None   George Griffiths None
1883 by 1
1883 by 2   Henry Copeland None
1884 by   Sydney Burdekin None
1885   George Reid None
1887   Free Trade   John Street Free Trade   William McMillan Free Trade   Free Trade
1889
April 1891 by   Walter Bradley Protectionist
1891   Varney Parkes Free Trade   Edmund Barton Protectionist   Ind. Free Trade[a]
November 1891 by   Free Trade

Election results

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Elections in the 1890s

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November 1891 by-election

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1891 East Sydney by-election
Saturday 7 November [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edmund Barton (re-elected) 2,778 71.4
Labour William Grantham 1,112 28.6
Total formal votes 3,890 99.6
Informal votes 17 0.4
Turnout 3,907 38.9
Protectionist hold  
Edmund Barton (Protectionist) was appointed Attorney General in the third Dibbs ministry.[4]

1891

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1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Wednesday 17 June [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William McMillan (re-elected 1) 3,713 19.2
Protectionist Edmund Barton (elected 2) 3,535 18.3
Free Trade Varney Parkes (elected 3) 3,343 17.3
Ind. Free Trade George Reid (re-elected 4) 2,946 15.2
Protectionist William Manning 2,260 11.7
Labour William Grantham 2,241 11.6
Protectionist Walter Bradley 1,328 6.9
Total formal votes 19,366 99.7
Informal votes 65 0.3
Turnout 6,475 64.5
  Free Trade hold 2
  Protectionist hold 1
  Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade
Walter Bradley (Protectionist) won a seat at the 1891 East Sydney by-election and Edmund Barton (Protectionist) held it at this election. George Reid whilst a Free Trader, did not support the Free Trade government of Sir Henry Parkes.[5]

April 1891 by-election

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1891 East Sydney by-election
Tuesday 14 April [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Walter Bradley (elected) 1,502 37.3
Free Trade Edward Pulsford 1,332 33.1
Independent Labour Francis Cotton 1,188 29.6
Total formal votes 4,022 98.6
Informal votes 55 1.4
Turnout 4,077 40.6
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  
John Street (Free Trade) died.[6]

Elections in the 1880s

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1889

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1889 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Saturday 2 February [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Burdekin (elected 1) 3,894 20.1
Free Trade George Reid (elected 2) 3,631 18.7
Free Trade William McMillan (elected 3) 3,604 18.6
Free Trade John Street (elected 4) 3,402 17.5
Protectionist Joseph Abbott 2,503 12.9
Protectionist Thomas O'Mara 2,378 12.3
Total formal votes 19,412 99.8
Informal votes 33 0.2
Turnout 6,647 61.0
  Free Trade hold 4  
Joseph Abbott was nominated for both East Sydney and Wentworth, however he was elected unopposed for Wentworth before the poll for East Sydney.

1887

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1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Saturday 5 February [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 1) 4,238 23.8
Free Trade George Reid (re-elected 2) 4,108 23.1
Free Trade William McMillan (elected 3) 4,025 22.6
Free Trade John Street (elected 4) 3,605 20.2
Protectionist William Traill 1,846 10.4
Total formal votes 17,822 99.7
Informal votes 63 0.4
Turnout 6,883 63.2
The two other sitting members Edmund Barton was appointed to the Legislative Council and Henry Copeland successfully contested New England.

1885

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1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Friday 16 October [9]
Candidate Votes %
Edmund Barton (re-elected 1) 3,903 22.0
George Reid (elected 2) 3,399 19.2
Henry Copeland (re-elected 3) 3,208 18.1
Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 4) 2,988 16.9
George Griffiths (defeated) 1,997 11.3
Samuel Lees 1,786 10.1
George Brown 435 2.5
Total formal votes 17,716 99.5
Informal votes 97 0.5
Turnout 6,917 67.6

1884 by-election

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1884 East Sydney by-election
Friday 29 February [10]
Candidate Votes %
Sydney Burdekin (elected) 2,138 50.5
George Reid (defeated) 2,098 49.5
Total formal votes 4,236 98.7
Informal votes 54 1.3
Turnout 4,290 48.1
The Committee of Elections and Qualifications held that an error in the drafting of the constitution meant that George Reid could not be validly appointed Minister of Public Instruction and declared his seat vacant.[10]

1883 by-election 2

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1883 East Sydney by-election
Tuesday 23 January [11]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Copeland (elected) 2,942 67.8
Arthur Renwick 1,397 32.2
Total formal votes 4,339 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,339 53.9
John McElhone had also been elected to Upper Hunter and chose to resign from East Sydney.[11]

1883 by-election 1

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1883 East Sydney by-election
Thursday 11 January [12]
Candidate Votes %
George Reid (re-elected) 2,258 74.7
Albert Elkington 729 25.3
Total formal votes 2,887 99.2
Informal votes 24 0.8
Turnout 2,911 36.2
George Reid was appointed Minister of Public Instruction in the Stuart ministry.[12]

1882

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1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Thursday 30 November [13]
Candidate Votes %
George Reid (re-elected 1) 3,044 20.2
Edmund Barton (re-elected 2) 2,948 19.6
George Griffiths (elected 3) 2,365 15.7
John McElhone (re-elected 4) 2,307 15.3
Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) 2,080 13.8
Arthur Renwick (defeated) 1,651 11.0
James Green 676 4.5
Total formal votes 15,071 99.7
Informal votes 53 0.4
Turnout 4,719 58.7
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.

1880

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1880 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Wednesday 17 November [14]
Candidate Votes %
George Reid (elected 1) 3,413 19.0
Arthur Renwick (re-elected 2) 3,295 18.3
Henry Dangar (elected 3) 3,102 17.3
Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 4) 2,770 15.4
Charles Roberts 2,295 12.8
Samuel Lees 1,385 7.7
Charles Moore 1,216 6.8
Isaac Josephson 507 2.8
Total formal votes 17,983 99.3
Informal votes 120 0.7
Turnout 5,488 61.0
Of the sitting members, James Greenwood and John Macintosh did not contest the election and John Davies successfully contested South Sydney. Sir Henry Parkes was a sitting member for Canterbury.

Elections in the 1870s

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1879 by-election

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1879 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 17 December [15]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Renwick (elected) 4,663 61.5
Robert Tooth 2,748 36.2
John Dowie 147 1.9
Thomas Dalveen 28 0.4
Total formal votes 7,586 98.9
Informal votes 82 1.1
Turnout 7,668 54.7
Alexander Stuart resigned.[15]

1877

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1877 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Wednesday 24 October [16]
Candidate Votes %
John Macintosh (re-elected 1) 4,112 19.0
John Davies (re-elected 2) 3,761 17.4
James Greenwood (elected 3) 3,493 16.1
Alexander Stuart (re-elected 4) 2,930 13.5
Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) 2,843 13.1
Sedgwick Cowper 1,335 6.2
Francis Dixon 1,302 6.0
Isaac Josephson 1,029 4.8
Ninian Melville 540 2.5
Josiah Mason 173 0.8
William Cover 77 0.4
George Perry 60 0.3
Total formal votes 21,655 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 7,156 54.1

1877 by-election

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1877 East Sydney by-election
Tuesday 28 August [17]
Candidate Votes %
John Davies (re-elected) 3,137 79.9
Ninian Melville 790 20.1
Total formal votes 3,927 98.5
Informal votes 60 1.5
Turnout 3,987 32.3 [b]
John Davies was appointed Postmaster-General in the fourth Robertson ministry.[17]

1874-75

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1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Wednesday 9 December 1874 [19]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) 3,828 17.9
John Macintosh (re-elected 2) 3,651 17.1
Alexander Stuart (elected 3) 3,083 14.4
John Davies (elected 4) 2,394 11.2
Angus Cameron 2,189 10.3
Charles Moore (defeated) 1,960 9.2
William Forster (defeated) 1,502 7.0
John Young 1,140 5.3
Edward Flood 804 3.8
James Pemell 661 3.1
Daniel O'Connell 68 0.3
John Douglass 50 0.2
Nathaniel Pawsey 23 0.1
Total formal votes 21,353 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 6,430 56.4

1874 by-election

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1874 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 15 July [20]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Moore (elected) 2,385 74.1
John Douglass 813 25.2
William Cover 22 0.7
Total formal votes 3,220 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,220 28.2
James Neale resigned.[20]

June 1872 by-election

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1872 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 12 June [21]
Candidate Votes %
George Oakes (elected) 1,994 53.1
Bowie Wilson 1,763 46.9
Total formal votes 3,757 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,757 33.7
Saul Samuel resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.[21]

May 1872 by-election

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1872 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 22 May [22]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (re-elected) 2,686 68.8
James Jones 1,216 31.2
Total formal votes 3,902 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,902 35.0
Henry Parkes was appointed Premier and Colonial Secretary, forming the first Parkes ministry.[22]

1872

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1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Tuesday 13 February [23]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) 3,270 17.0
John Macintosh (elected 2) 3,068 16.0
Saul Samuel (re-elected 3) 3,048 15.9
James Neale (re-elected 4) 2,663 13.9
James Martin (defeated) 2,073 10.8
David Buchanan (defeated) 1,739 9.1
Bowie Wilson (defeated) 1,730 9.0
William Barker 1,379 7.2
George King (defeated) 240 1.3
Total formal votes 19,210 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 5,598 49.8

1870 by-election

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1870 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 23 February [24]
Candidate Votes %
Bowie Wilson (elected) 2,755 55.8
William Campbell 2,183 44.2
Total formal votes 4,938 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,938 48.6
Henry Parkes was also elected for Kiama and chose to resign from East Sydney.[24]

Elections in the 1860s

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1869-70

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1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Friday 3 December 1869 [25]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) 3,397 16.7
James Martin (re-elected 2) 3,158 15.6
David Buchanan (elected 3) 2,765 13.6
George King (elected 4) 2,702 13.3
Charles Cowper 2,548 12.6
Julian Salomons 2,106 10.4
James Neale (defeated) 2,071 10.2
Robert Hunt 742 3.7
Alexander Steel 699 3.4
William Cover 77 0.4
W Jennett 30 0.2
Total formal votes 20,295 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 5,701 56.1

1867 by-election

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1867 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 20 March [26]
Candidate Votes %
Marshall Burdekin (elected) 2,025 60.0
Walter Renny 1,350 40.0
Total formal votes 3,375 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,375 38.9
Charles Cowper resigned due to financial difficulties.[26]

1866 by-election

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1866 East Sydney by-election
Friday 21 September [27]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Stewart (elected) unopposed  
John Caldwell resigned.[27]

1865 by-election

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1865 East Sydney by-election
Friday 17 February [28]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected) 933 87.0
Frederick Birmingham 140 13.0
Total formal votes 1,073 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,073 12.0
Charles Cowper had been appointed Premier and Colonial Secretary, forming the fourth Cowper ministry.[28]

1864-65

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1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Tuesday 22 November 1864 [29]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) 2,711 18.7
John Caldwell (re-elected 2) 2,447 16.9
James Neale (elected 3) 2,107 14.6
James Hart (re-elected 4) 2,069 14.3
James Martin (defeated) 1,769 12.2
William Forster (defeated) 1,733 12.0
Robert Isaacs 1,351 9.3
Richard Dransfield 190 1.3
Thomas Duigan 43 0.3
William Cover 43 0.3
Total formal votes 14,463 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,191 46.8

1861 by-election

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1861 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 29 May [30]
Candidate Votes %
William Forster (elected) 1,273 48.7
James Neale 1,179 45.1
Charles Fowler 77 3.0
Thomas Duigan 56 2.1
James Martin 25 1.0
Thomas Argent 2 0.1
Total formal votes 2,612 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,612 35.5
Henry Parkes resigned having accepted a government commission.[30]

1860

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1860 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Friday 7 December [31]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (elected 1) 2,283 19.6
Henry Parkes (re-elected 2) 2,184 18.7
John Caldwell (elected 3) 2,091 17.9
Robert Stewart (elected 4) 1,925 16.5
James Martin (defeated) 1,551 13.3
Peter Faucett (defeated) 1,306 11.2
Thomas Duigan 327 2.8
Total formal votes 11,667 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,771 48.4

1860 by-election

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1860 East Sydney by-election
Thursday 10 November [32]
Candidate Votes %
Peter Faucett (elected) 1,346 50.3
Robert Stewart 1,315 49.2
John West 14 0.5
Total formal votes 2,675 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,675 30.0
Charles Cowper resigned for a second time, having been nominated without his consent.[32]

Elections in the 1850s

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1859 by-election

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1859 East Sydney by-election
Thursday 10 November [33]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) 1,282 28.2
John Black (re-elected 2) 1,237 27.2
Peter Faucett 1,000 22.0
Richard Driver 969 21.3
Thomas Duigan 56 1.2
Total formal votes 4,544 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,272 30.0
Charles Cowper resigned and John Black was appointed Secretary for Lands.[33]

1859

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1859 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Thursday 9 June [34]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) 2,064 20.0
John Black (elected 2) 1,682 16.3
Henry Parkes (elected 3) 1,654 16.0
James Martin (re-elected 4) 1,349 13.1
Charles Kemp 1,317 12.7
Richard Driver 1,201 11.6
William Allen 569 5.5
William Wentworth 300 2.9
William Benbow 205 2.0
Total formal votes 10,341 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,436 45.4

Notes

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  1. ^ George Reid was estranged from Henry Parkes, who retired as leader of the Free Trade Party after the election and Reid was elected leader of the opposition in his place.
  2. ^ estimate based on an electoral roll of 12,326 at March 1877[18]

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