The
1891 New South Wales election was for 141 members representing 74
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 39 multi-member districts returning 106 members. In these multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 of the 35 single member districts were uncontested.
The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 2,166, ranging from
Wilcannia
Wilcannia is a small town located within the Central Darling Shire in north western New South Wales, Australia. Located on the Darling River, the town was the third largest inland port in the country during the river boat era of the mid-19th ce ...
(1,023) to
Sturt (8,306).
Sturt was an anomaly, as enrolments had increased by 5,376 since the
1889 election,
and the next largest electorate was
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.
...
(4,676).
Election results
Albury
Argyle
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Balmain
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Balranald
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Bathurst
The Bogan
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One of the sitting members,
William Alison
William Pulteney Alison FRSE FRCPE FSA (12 November 1790 – 22 September 1859) was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist. He was a distinguished professor of medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He served as president ...
(), did not contest the election.
Boorowa
Bourke
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Braidwood
Camden
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Canterbury
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The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a
re-count in September 1891 which overturned the election of
John Wheeler and declared that
James Eve
James Eve (1837 – 25 September 1911) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at Maldon in Essex to farmer James Eve and Lilian Dowsett. He arrived in New South Wales around 1861, worked for a period as a porter and then bec ...
had been elected.
Carcoar
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The Clarence
Central Cumberland
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Durham
East Macquarie
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East Maitland
East Sydney
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Walter Bradley Walter Bradley may refer to:
* Walter Bradley (engineer) (born 1943), American engineering professor, author, and advocate of the concept of intelligent design
* Walter Dwight Bradley (born 1946), Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
* Walter Lyle B ...
() won a seat at the
1891 East Sydney by-election and
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 ...
() held it at this election.
George Reid
Sir George Houston Reid, (25 February 1845 – 12 September 1918) was an Australian politician who led the Reid Government as the fourth Prime Minister of Australia from 1904 to 1905, having previously been Premier of New South Wales fr ...
whilst a Free Trader, did not support the Free Trade government of
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 ...
.
Eden
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Forbes
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The Glebe
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Glen Innes
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Gloucester
The sitting member,
Jonathan Seaver
Jonathan Charles Billing Pockerage Seaver (born 7 June 1855, date of death unknown) was an Irish-born Australian politician, engineer and surveyor.
He was born at Kingstown near Dublin, the eldest son of Thomas Seaver and arrived in Victoria ar ...
(), unsuccessfully contested
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 ...
because of his opposition to the leadership of
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 ...
.
Goulburn
Grafton
Grenfell
Gundagai
Gunnedah
The Gwydir
Hartley
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The Hastings and Manning
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The Hawkesbury
The Hume
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The Hunter
Illawarra
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Inverell
Kiama
The Macleay
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Otho Dangar
Otho Orde Dangar (1 February 1842 – 20 September 1923) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Hastings River to storekeeper William Snowdon Dangar and Susan Freethey. On 15 October 1868 he married Elizabeth Garvin at Port Macquarie; ...
whilst a Protectionist, supported the Free Trade government of
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 ...
.
Molong
Monaro
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Morpeth
Mudgee
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John Haynes and
Robert Jones whilst Free Traders, did not support the Free Trade government of
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 ...
.
The Murray
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The Murrumbidgee
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The Namoi
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The Nepean
Newcastle
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James Curley () had won a seat from
William Grahame () at the
1889 by-election. William Grahame regained a seat at the
1891 by-election following the death of
James Fletcher ().
New England
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Newtown
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Northumberland
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Orange
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Paddington
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Jack Want
John Henry "Jack" Want (4 May 1846 – 22 November 1905) was an Australian barrister and politician, as well as the 19th Attorney-General of New South Wales.
Early life
Want was born at the Glebe, Sydney, the fourth son of nine children of R ...
whilst a Free Trader, did not support the Free Trade government of
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 ...
.
Parramatta
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
Redfern
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William Schey
William Francis Schey (1857–1913) was an Australian politician.
Early life
Schey was born in England and educated in London. After a short time in New Zealand, Schey arrived in Sydney as first mate of a ship in 1875. After tiring of work on ...
(Protectionist) won a seat at a
by-election in 1889 and retained it at this election.
The Richmond
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Thomas Ewing
Thomas Ewing Sr. (December 28, 1789October 26, 1871) was a National Republican and Whig politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate as well as serving as the secretary of the treasury and the first secretary of the interior. He is als ...
,
Bruce Nicoll
Bruce Baird Nicoll (3 October 1851 – 18 September 1904) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Sydney to shipwright George Robertson Nicoll and Sarah Baird. When he was six years old his family moved to Scotland, and Nicoll was educ ...
and
John Perry whilst Protectionists, supported the Free Trade government of
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 ...
.
Shoalhaven
St Leonards
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Jonathan Seaver
Jonathan Charles Billing Pockerage Seaver (born 7 June 1855, date of death unknown) was an Irish-born Australian politician, engineer and surveyor.
He was born at Kingstown near Dublin, the eldest son of Thomas Seaver and arrived in Victoria ar ...
was the member for
Gloucester
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, a staunch free trader who contested St Leonards because of his opposition to the leadership of
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 ...
.
South Sydney
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Sturt
The sitting member for Sturt,
Wyman Brown (Protectionist), did not contest the election.
Tamworth
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Tenterfield
Tumut
The Upper Hunter
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Wellington
Wentworth
Joseph Abbott had been elected as a Protectionist however on his appointment as
Speaker
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Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** I ...
in 1890 he was listed as an independent.
West Macquarie
West Maitland
West Sydney
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Adolphus Taylor
Adolphus George Taylor (14 June 1857 – 18 January 1900) was an Australian journalist and populist politician, active in New South Wales the 1880s and 1890s.
Early life
Reputed the illegitimate son of a gentleman father, Taylor was born in Mudg ...
() did not contest the election.
Wilcannia
Wollombi
Yass Plains
Young
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See also
*
Candidates of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election
This is a list of candidates for the 1891 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 17 June to 3 July 1891.
Retiring Members
Protectionist
*William Alison (politician), William Alison MLA (Electoral district of Bogan, Bogan)
...
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1891–1894
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election
1891