Electoral results for the district of Glen Innes

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Glen Innes an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1880   William Fergusson None
1882
1885
1887   George Matheson Free Trade Member Party
1889   Francis Wright Protectionist   Alexander Hutchison Protectionist
1891
1894
1895
1898
1901   Progressive
1903 by   Follett Thomas Liberal Reform

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1903 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1903 Glen Innes state by-election § Result.[edit]
1903 Glen Innes by-election
Wednesday 28 October [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Follett Thomas (elected) 865 58.1 +27.1
Progressive Alexander Hay 624 41.9 +1.8
Total formal votes 1,489 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 10 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 1,499 66.6 [a] +1.1
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Francis Wright died.[4]

1901[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Glen Innes [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Francis Wright 584 40.1 -9.3
Independent Liberal Follet Thomas 452 31.0
Independent Thomas Chandler 421 28.9 -14.4
Total formal votes 1,457 98.8 -0.5
Informal votes 18 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 1,475 65.5 +10.3
Progressive hold  

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Francis Wright 520 49.4
Independent Thomas Chandler 455 43.3
Independent John Wetherspoon 77 7.3
Total formal votes 1,052 99.3
Informal votes 8 0.8
Turnout 1,060 55.2
National Federal hold  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Francis Wright 510 46.8
Independent Labour Alexander Hutchison 368 33.8
Free Trade John Wetherspoon 211 19.4
Total formal votes 1,089 99.3
Informal votes 8 0.7
Turnout 1,097 62.0
Protectionist hold  

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Francis Wright 589 44.2
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison 508 38.1
Ind. Protectionist William Cameron 200 15.0
Labour John Souter 37 2.8
Total formal votes 1,334 98.7
Informal votes 18 1.3
Turnout 1,352 77.3
Protectionist win (previously 2 members)

1891[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 27 June [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Francis Wright (re-elected 1) 877 33.7
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison (re-elected 2) 747 28.7
Free Trade George Simpson 506 19.4
Protectionist Christopher Legh 474 18.2
Total formal votes 2,604 98.8
Informal votes 31 1.2
Turnout 1,593 59.0
  Protectionist hold 2  

Elections in the 1880s[edit]

1889[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 16 February [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Francis Wright (elected 1) 671 31.2
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison (elected 2) 578 26.9
Protectionist William Fergusson 478 22.2
Free Trade Walter Vivian 423 19.7
Total formal votes 2,150 99.1
Informal votes 19 0.9
Turnout 1,375 59.8
  Protectionist win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade (1 new seat)
The sitting member George Matheson (Free Trade) did not contest the election.

1887[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Saturday 19 February [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Matheson (elected) 604 51.6
Protectionist Alexander Hutchison 567 48.4
Total formal votes 1,171 98.3
Informal votes 20 1.7
Turnout 1,191 42.1
The sitting member William Fergusson unsuccessfully contested Wentworth.

1885[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Monday 19 October [12]
Candidate Votes %
William Fergusson (re-elected) 574 55.3
Alexander Hutchison 398 38.3
W Pomeroy 66 6.4
Total formal votes 1,038 97.7
Informal votes 25 2.4
Turnout 1,061 43.7

1882[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Wednesday 20 December [13]
Candidate Votes %
William Fergusson (re-elected) unopposed

1880[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Glen Innes.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Wednesday 24 November [14]
Candidate Votes %
William Fergusson (elected) 514 54.3
Edward Bennett 432 45.7
Total formal votes 946 98.3
Informal votes 16 1.7
Turnout 972 61.7
  (new seat)
Glen Innes was created from the northern part of New England.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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