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The 1882 New South Wales colonial election was for 113 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
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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. The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,701, 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 ...
(984) to
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to: People * Wentworth (surname) * Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder * S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator * Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
(2,977). The electoral boundaries were established under the ''Electoral Act'' 1880 (NSW),. which provided that a district would return a second member if the electoral roll reached 3,000, a third member upon reaching 5,000 and a fourth member on reaching 8,000. At this election there were five districts which returned an additional member, Balmain, Bourke,
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, Redfern and
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to: Places Australia *St Leonards, New South Wales **St Leonards railway station *St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston *St Leonards, Victoria Canada *St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St L ...
.


Election results


Albury


Argyle


Balmain

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Balranald


Bathurst


The Bogan


Boorowa


Bourke

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Braidwood


Camden


Canterbury

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' 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 Henry Dangar (1796 - 1861) was a surveyor and explorer of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He became a successful pastoralist and businessman, and also served as a magistrate and politician. He was born on 18 November 179 ...
did not contest the election.
Edmund Barton Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton, (18 January 18497 January 1920) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903, holding office as the leader of the Protectionist Party. He resigned to ...
was the member for
Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
and
John McElhone John McElhone (16 June 1833 – 6 May 1898) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to milk vendor Terence McElhone and Catherine Mallon. He attended St Mary's Seminary School and was an apprentice seaman from 1851. In 1859 he ...
was the member for
Upper Hunter The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The Mayor of the Upper Hunter Shir ...
where he was re-elected. McElhone subsequently resigned from East Sydney causing a
by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
.
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 ...
subsequently nominated for both
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to: Places Australia *St Leonards, New South Wales **St Leonards railway station *St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston *St Leonards, Victoria Canada *St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St L ...
and then
Tenterfield Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a ...
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 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 ...
unsuccessfully contested
Morpeth Morpeth may refer to: *Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales * Morpeth, Ontario, Canada * Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK ** Morpeth (UK ...
.


Goulburn


Grafton


Grenfell


Gundagai

Bruce Smith Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963) is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Virginia Tech, where he was ...
had been successful at a
by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
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 ''The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams'', was the first full-length novel by the English author Henry Fielding to be published and among the early novels in the English language. Appearing in 1742 ...
did not contest the election.


The Hawkesbury


The Hume


The Hunter


Illawarra

James Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson, Crick and ...
had been unsuccessful in retaining his seat in
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.


Inverell


Kiama


The Macleay


Molong


Monaro


Morpeth

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 sitting member for
Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
.


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 James Squire Farnell (25 June 1825 – 21 August 1888) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Farnell was a hard-working legislator who gave much study to the land question and also tried hard for some years to pass a bill ...
was a sitting member for
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to: Places Australia *St Leonards, New South Wales **St Leonards railway station *St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston *St Leonards, Victoria Canada *St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St L ...
and had already unsuccessfully contested
Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
.


Newcastle


Newtown

Henry Copeland was the member for
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to challenge William Foster, the Minister for Justice. Joseph Mitchell subsequently contested
Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...
but was again unsuccessful.


Northumberland

The other sitting member Thomas Hungerford unsuccessfully contested
Upper Hunter The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The Mayor of the Upper Hunter Shir ...
.


Orange

The other sitting member
Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr IV (October 7, 1878 – February 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1922–1923), Washington & Jefferson College (1926–1928), Col ...
did not contest the election.


Paddington

The other sitting member
William Hezlet William Hezlet (1825 – 26 June 1903) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Newry to Matthew Hezlet and Marjorie Oliver. He migrated to New South Wales around 1843, becoming a commercial agent. In 1845 he was the second pe ...
did not contest the election.


Parramatta

The sitting member
Charles Byrnes Charles Joseph Byrnes (1835 – 22 October 1917) was an Australian politician. He was born in Parramatta, the youngest son of Ruth Barber and James Byrnes, a storekeeper and early New South Wales politician. His uncle William was also a mem ...
did not contest the election.
James Farnell James Squire Farnell (25 June 1825 – 21 August 1888) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Farnell was a hard-working legislator who gave much study to the land question and also tried hard for some years to pass a bill ...
was a sitting member for
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to: Places Australia *St Leonards, New South Wales **St Leonards railway station *St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston *St Leonards, Victoria Canada *St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St L ...
and went on to successfully contest
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 to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
.


Patrick's Plains

The sitting member
John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...
did not contest the election.


Queanbeyan

The sitting member Thomas Rutledge did not contest the election.


Redfern

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The Richmond

The sitting member Charles Fawcett did not contest the election.


Shoalhaven


South Sydney

Sydney Burdekin Sydney Burdekin (18 February 1839 – 17 December 1899) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to merchant Thomas Burdekin and Mary Ann Bossley. He was educated at Darlinghurst and graduated from the University of Sydney in 18 ...
was a sitting member for Tamworth.


St Leonards

, colspan="2" ,   , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' Sitting member
James Farnell James Squire Farnell (25 June 1825 – 21 August 1888) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Farnell was a hard-working legislator who gave much study to the land question and also tried hard for some years to pass a bill ...
unsuccessfully contested
Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
and subsequently successfully contested
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 to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
. After
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 ...
unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both St Leonards and then
Tenterfield Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a ...
where he was elected unopposed. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.


Tamworth

The other sitting member
Sydney Burdekin Sydney Burdekin (18 February 1839 – 17 December 1899) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to merchant Thomas Burdekin and Mary Ann Bossley. He was educated at Darlinghurst and graduated from the University of Sydney in 18 ...
unsuccessfully contested South Sydney.


Tenterfield

The sitting member
Augustus Fraser Augustus Ryan Fraser (died 8 February 1890) was a politician and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia. A pastoralist and the owner of Mole River Station, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in a by-election for Tenter ...
did not contest the election.
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 ...
unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both
St Leonards St Leonards may refer to: Places Australia *St Leonards, New South Wales **St Leonards railway station *St Leonards, Tasmania, suburb of Launceston *St Leonards, Victoria Canada *St. Leonard's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St L ...
and then Tenterfield. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.


Tumut

Arthur Renwick Sir Arthur Renwick (30 May 1837 – 23 November 1908) was an Australian physician, politician and philanthropist. Early life Renwick was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of George Renwick, a bricklayer, and his wife Christina, ''née'' C ...
had previously unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.


The Upper Hunter

John McElhone John McElhone (16 June 1833 – 6 May 1898) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney to milk vendor Terence McElhone and Catherine Mallon. He attended St Mary's Seminary School and was an apprentice seaman from 1851. In 1859 he ...
had already been elected for East Sydney. Thomas Hungerford was a sitting member for
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.


Wellington

The sitting member
Edmund Barton Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton, (18 January 18497 January 1920) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903, holding office as the leader of the Protectionist Party. He resigned to ...
successfully contested East Sydney.


Wentworth


West Macquarie

The sitting member
Charles Pilcher Charles Edward Pilcher (20 April 1844 – 22 December 1916) was an Australian barrister and member of the Parliament of New South Wales. Early life He was born at West Maitland, New South Wales, the younger son of Henry Incledon Pilcher, s ...
unsuccessfully contested West Sydney.


West Maitland

The sitting member
James Fulford James Fulford (1841 – 6 September 1922) was an Australian politician. He was born in Maitland, New South Wales, West Maitland and was educated locally before becoming a businessman. He was town clerk at West Maitland from 1867 and also wor ...
did not contest the election.


West Sydney


Wollombi


Yass Plains


Young

The other sitting member
William Watson William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to: Entertainment * William Watson (songwriter) (1794–1840), English concert hall singer and songwriter * William Watson (poet) (1858–1935), English poet * Billy Watson (actor) (1923–2022), Ame ...
did not contest the election.
James Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson, Crick and ...
was subsequently unsuccessful in contesting
Illawarra The Illawarra is a coastal region in the Australian state of New South Wales, nestled between the mountains and the sea. It is situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the South Coast region. It encompasses the two cities of Wollongo ...
.


See also

*
Candidates of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election This is a list of candidates for the 1882 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 30 November to 21 December 1882. There was no recognisable party structure at this election. Retiring Members * Robert Abbott MLA (Hartley) * ...
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1882–1885 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 11th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1882 to 1885. Elections for the eleventh Legislative Assembly were held between 30 November and 21 December 1882 with p ...


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