The
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election
The 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election was held between 8 December 1874 and 12 January 1875. This election was for all of the 72 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 52 single-member constituencies, ...
was for 72 members representing 60
electoral districts
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
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.
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
Mudgee is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council Local gover ...
(7,401).
The electoral boundaries were established under the ''Electoral Act'' 1858 (NSW).
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Election results
Argyle
Balranald
Bathurst
The sitting member for Bathurst
Edward Combes
Edward Combes (6 September 1830 – 18 October 1895) was an engineer, pastoralist, politician and painter. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and later the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Combes entered the Gove ...
did not contest the election.
Edmund Webb
Edmund Webb (4 September 1830 – 24 June 1899) was a Cornish-born Australian politician.
He was born at Liskeard in Cornwall to farmer Thomas Webb and Catherine Geake. He arrived in Sydney with his family on 13 September 1847 and worked ...
was the sitting member for
West Macquarie.
The Bogan
Braidwood
Camden
Canterbury
Carcoar
The Clarence
Central Cumberland
East Macquarie
East Maitland
East Sydney
Eden
The Glebe
Goldfields North
Goldfields South
Goldfields West
Goulburn
The Gwydir
Hartley
The Hastings
The Hawkesbury
The Hume
The Hunter
Illawarra
Kiama
The Lachlan
Liverpool Plains
The Lower Hunter
Monara
Morpeth
Mudgee
The Murray
The Murrumbidgee
Narellan
The Nepean
New England
Newcastle
Newtown
Northumberland
Orange
Paddington
Parramatta
The Paterson
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
Shoalhaven
St Leonards
Tenterfield
The Tumut
The Upper Hunter
Wellington
West Macquarie
The sitting member for West Macquarie was
Edmund Webb
Edmund Webb (4 September 1830 – 24 June 1899) was a Cornish-born Australian politician.
He was born at Liskeard in Cornwall to farmer Thomas Webb and Catherine Geake. He arrived in Sydney with his family on 13 September 1847 and worked ...
who unsuccessfully contested
Bathurst.
West Maitland
West Sydney
The Williams
Windsor
Wollombi
Yass Plains
See also
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Candidates of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1874–1877
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Results of the 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election
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