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1880 New South Wales colonial election The 1880 New South Wales colonial election was held between 17 November and 2 December 1880. This election was for all of the 108 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 43 single-member constituencies, 25 2-mem ...
was for 108 members representing 72
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 thei ...
system. In this election there were 29 multi-member districts returning 68 members and 43 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 14 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election. The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,549 for a country seat and 2,361 for an urban one, ranging from
East Maitland East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two railway stations, Victoria Street (opened in 1857 with the Newcastle- Maitland line) and East Maitland (opened initi ...
(966) to Bourke (3,478). The electoral boundaries were established under the ''Electoral Act'' 1880 (NSW) which was the first major redistribution since 1858 in which 12 districts were abolished, and 23 new districts were created. an overall increase in the number of districts from 61 to 72, and an increase in the number of members from 73 to 108.


Election results


Albury

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' George Day was the sitting member for The Hume


Argyle

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The sitting member William Davies did not contest the election.


Balmain

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''
The Sydney Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', also nicknamed ''The Tele'', is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is published Monday through Saturday a ...
reported that 60 of the informal votes had written "I Vote for Taylor" on them, where
Jacob Garrard Jacob Garrard (1 January 1846 – 5 November 1931) was a politician in colonial New South Wales, serving as Secretary for Public Works and Minister of Public Instruction. Early life Garrard was born in Harwich, Essex, England, the son of Joseph ...
won the election by only 12 votes.


Balranald

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The sitting member
Colin Simson Colin William Simson (1828 – 23 February 1905) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born at Pittenween in Fife to farmer Robert Simson. In 1851 he migrated to Victoria to follow the gold rush without success, then working as ...
did not contest the election.


Bathurst


The Bogan

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The Bogan lost part of the district to the new seat of
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. The sitting member Walter Coonan unsuccessfully contested Forbes.


Boorowa

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


Bourke

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Joseph Olliffe had already unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.


Braidwood


Camden

The other siting member
Arthur Onslow Arthur Onslow (1 October 169117 February 1768) was an English politician. He set a record for length of service when repeatedly elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, where he was known for his integrity. Early life and educat ...
did not contest the election.
Joseph Leary Joseph Michael Leary (1831–20 October 1881), was an Australian politician and solicitor, serving as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life and education Leary was born in 1831 in Campbelltown, to John Leary and Cathe ...
was the sitting member for The Murrumbidgee.


Canterbury

One sitting member John Lucas did not contest the election. The other sitting member
Sir Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has be ...
successfully contested East Sydney.


Carcoar

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''
Ezekiel Baker Ezekiel Baker (17581836) was a master gunsmith from Whitechapel, London, who became known for his design of the Baker rifle in 1800. Baker was apprenticed to gunsmith Henry Nock and opened a gunshop of his own at 24 Whitechapel Road, London in 1 ...
was the sitting member for the abolished district of Goldfields South.


The Clarence

The Clarence lost part of the district to Grafton and part to The Richmond. The sitting member Charles Fawcett successfully contested The Richmond.


Central Cumberland


Durham

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Durham replaced all of the abolished district of The Paterson and part of the abolished district of The Williams. Herbert Brown was the member for The Paterson and William Johnston was the member for The Williams.


East Macquarie


East Maitland

The sitting member
Henry Badgery Henry Septimus Badgery (9 December 1840 – 23 August 1917) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Badgery was born at Sutton Forest, New South Wales, and married, in 1869, Julia, dau ...
successfully contested Monaro.


East Sydney

Of the sitting members, James Greenwood and
John Macintosh ] John Macintosh (8 July 1821 – 6 July 1911) was a Scottish-born politician in the British colony of New South Wales. He was born at Nairn to farm manager James Macintosh and Barbara Watson. He was orphaned in 1831 and worked as a farm lab ...
did not contest the election and John Davies (New South Wales politician), John Davies successfully contested South Sydney.
Sir Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has be ...
was a sitting member for
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.


Eden

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Forbes

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Forbes replaced part of The Bogan. Walter Coonan was the sitting member for The Bogan.


The Glebe


Glen Innes

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Glen Innes was created from the northern part of
New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...
.


Gloucester

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''
Archibald Jacob Archibald Hamilton Jacob (31 July 182928 May 1900) was a politician in the colony of New South Wales. He served nearly thirty years in the lower and upper houses of the colonial government, as both elected and appointed representative, gover ...
was the member for the abolished district of The Lower Hunter.


Goulburn


Grafton

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Grafton was created from part of The Clarence.


Grenfell

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Grenfell partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan.


Gundagai

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Gundagai partly replaced the abolished district of The Lachlan.


Gunnedah

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


The Gwydir

The sitting member
Thomas Dangar Thomas Dangar (13 March 1808 – 13 March 1878) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at St Neot in Cornwall to William Dangar and Judith Hooper. His obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald gives his date of birth as 13 Marc ...
successfully contested The Namoi.


Hartley


The Hastings and Manning

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Replaced the abolished district of The Hastings. The sitting member Robert Smith successfully contested The Macleay.


The Hawkesbury

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 less seat)'' The other sitting member Henry Moses did not contest the election.
Henry McQuade Henry Michael Hale McQuade (2 July 1852 – 20 November 1893), generally known as Harry McQuade, was an Australian politician. He was born at Windsor to landowner William McQuade and Amelia Anne Hale. He became a landowner himself, and on 1 Apri ...
was the sitting member for the abolished district of
Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
.


The Hume

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The sitting member George Day successfully contested
Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...


The Hunter


Illawarra


Inverell

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


Kiama


The Macleay

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Robert Smith was the member for the abolished district of The Hastings.


Molong

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


Monaro

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The sitting member John Murphy did not contest the election.
Henry Badgery Henry Septimus Badgery (9 December 1840 – 23 August 1917) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Badgery was born at Sutton Forest, New South Wales, and married, in 1869, Julia, dau ...
was the member for
East Maitland East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two railway stations, Victoria Street (opened in 1857 with the Newcastle- Maitland line) and East Maitland (opened initi ...
.


Morpeth


Mudgee

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(2 new seats)'' The sitting member David Buchanan had already unsuccessfully contested West Sydney. Samuel Terry was the member for
New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...
and Louis Beyers was the member for the abolished district of Goldfields West.


The Murray

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


The Murrumbidgee

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The sitting member
Joseph Leary Joseph Michael Leary (1831–20 October 1881), was an Australian politician and solicitor, serving as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life and education Leary was born in 1831 in Campbelltown, to John Leary and Cathe ...
unsuccessfully contested Camden.


The Namoi

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''
Thomas Dangar Thomas Dangar (13 March 1808 – 13 March 1878) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at St Neot in Cornwall to William Dangar and Judith Hooper. His obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald gives his date of birth as 13 Marc ...
was the sitting member for The Gwydir.


The Nepean


New England

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The sitting member Samuel Terry successfully contested
Mudgee Mudgee is a town in the 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 government area as well as being th ...
. Henry Copeland was the member for the abolished seat of Goldfields North.


Newcastle

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Newtown

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Northumberland

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Orange

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Paddington

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Parramatta

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 less seat)'' The other siting member William Long did not contest the election.


Patrick's Plains


Queanbeyan


Redfern

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


The Richmond

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' The Richmond was created from the northern part of The Clarence and Charles Fawcett was the member for The Clarence.


Shoalhaven


South Sydney

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' John Davies (New South Wales politician), John Davies was a sitting member for East Sydney.


St Leonards


Tamworth

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)'' Hanley Bennett was the member for the abolished district of
Liverpool Plains The Liverpool Plains are an extensive agricultural area covering about of the north-western slopes of New South Wales in Australia. These plains are a region of prime agricultural land bounded to the east by the Great Dividing Range, to the so ...
.


Tenterfield


Tumut

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


The Upper Hunter

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)''


Wellington

The sitting member John Shepherd did not contest the election. Edmund Barton was the member for the abolished district of
University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's ...
.


Wentworth

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(new seat)''


West Macquarie


West Maitland


West Sydney

The other sitting member James Merriman did not contest the election. David Buchanan was the sitting member for
Mudgee Mudgee is a town in the 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 government area as well as being th ...
and subsequently regained a seat in that district.


Wollombi


Yass Plains


Young

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See also

*
Candidates of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election This is a list of candidates for the 1880 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 17 November to 2 December 1880. There was no recognisable party structure at this election. Retiring Members * William Davies ( Argyle) * Jam ...
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1880–1882 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 10th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1880 to 1882. Elections for the tenth Legislative Assembly were held between 17 November and 10 December 1880 with parl ...


Notes


References

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