New South Wales colonial election, 8 December 1874 – 12 January 1875 [ 1] Legislative Assembly << 1872 –1877 >>
Enrolled voters
Votes cast
60,031
Turnout
47.21
−1.23
Informal votes
762
Informal
1.20
+0.20
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Total
60,031
72
The 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 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 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 12 districts were uncontested.[ 1]
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (750), Goldfields South (1,400) and Goldfields West (20,000). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 2,078 ranging from The Paterson (551) to Mudgee (7,401).[ 2] Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[ 3] [ 4]
The sitting member for Bathurst Edward Combes did not contest the election. Edmund Webb was the sitting member for West Macquarie .
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election : East Sydney [ 17]
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
The sitting member for West Macquarie was Edmund Webb who unsuccessfully contested Bathurst .
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