Electoral results for the district of Bourke

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Bourke, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1880   Russell Barton None Member Party
1882   Richard Machattie None
1885   William Sawers None
1887 [a]   Thomas Waddell Free Trade   Alexander Wilson Free Trade Member Party
1889   Protectionist   William Willis Protectionist   William Davis Protectionist
1891   James Howe Protectionist   Hugh Langwell Independent Labour
1891 by   Thomas Waddell Protectionist
1894   Edward Millen Free Trade
1895
1898   William Davis National Federal
1900 by Protectionist
1901   Progressive

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1901[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Bourke.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Bourke [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive William Davis unopposed
Progressive hold  

1900 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1900 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1900 Bourke colonial by-election
Thursday 6 September [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Davis (re-elected) unopposed
Protectionist hold  
William Davis resigned due to bankruptcy.[5]

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal William Davis (elected) 526 50.4
Free Trade Edward Millen (defeated) 517 49.6
Total formal votes 1,043 99.1
Informal votes 10 1.0
Turnout 1,053 45.8
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edward Millen (elected) 517 63.5
Protectionist William Davis 297 36.5
Total formal votes 814 98.9
Informal votes 9 1.1
Turnout 823 49.6
Free Trade hold  

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edward Millen 469 42.3
Independent Labour Hugh Langwell (defeated) 358 32.3
Protectionist William Davis 282 25.4
Total formal votes 1,109 98.7
Informal votes 15 1.3
Turnout 1,124 67.1
Free Trade win (previously 3 members)
Bourke was reduced in size and parts were given to the new districts of Cobar and The Barwon.[9][10] Hugh Langwell (Independent Labour) was one of the members for Bourke. Of the other two members, Thomas Waddell (Protectionist) successfully contested Cobar and William Willis (Protectionist) successfully contested The Barwon.

1891 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1891 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1891 Bourke by-election
Saturday 10 November [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (elected) 1,337 55.4
Labour Donald Macdonell 1,077 44.6
Total formal votes 2,414 99.0
Informal votes 25 1.0
Turnout 2,439 37.3
Protectionist hold  
Peter Howe (Protectionist) resigned.[11]

1891[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Friday 3 July [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Hugh Langwell (elected 1) 2,089 23.9
Protectionist William Willis (re-elected 2) 1,886 21.6
Protectionist Peter Howe (elected 3) 1,725 19.7
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (defeated) 1,125 12.9
Free Trade Edward Millen 942 10.8
Protectionist William Davis (defeated) 869 10.0
Protectionist Austin O'Grady 102 1.2
Total formal votes 8,738 99.1
Informal votes 81 0.9
Turnout 3,256 49.8
  Independent Labour gain 1 from Protectionist  
  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 § Bourke.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Wednesday 13 February [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (elected 1) 1,510 27.4
Protectionist William Willis (elected 2) 1,198 21.8
Protectionist William Davis (elected 3) 1,102 20.0
Free Trade George Griffiths 842 15.3
Protectionist W Daniell 501 9.1
Protectionist Austin O'Grady 349 6.3
Total formal votes 5,502 99.1
Informal votes 52 0.9
Turnout 2,058 37.5
  Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade, win 1 and
1 member changed from Free Trade 		(1 new seat)
Thomas Waddell had been elected as a Free Trade member at the 1887 election however changed to the Protectionist party for this election.

1887[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 22 February [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Waddell (elected 1) 1,220 38.7
Free Trade Alexander Wilson (elected 2) 996 31.6
Protectionist William Willis 934 29.7
Total formal votes 3,150 99.3
Informal votes 21 0.7
Turnout 2,047 46.2

1887 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1887 Bourke colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1887 Bourke by-election
Friday 21 January [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Waddell (elected 1) 1,019 40.2
Protectionist William Willis (elected 2) 833 32.9
Free Trade Alexander Wilson 682 26.9
Total formal votes 2,534
Informal votes
Turnout 2,534 57.2 [b]
Both the sitting members, Russell Barton and William Sawers, resigned. The writ was not returned as the Parliament was dissolved on 26 January.[14]

1885[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Monday 26 October [16]
Candidate Votes %
William Sawers (elected 1) 934 35.4
Russell Barton (re-elected 2) 750 28.4
Richard Machattie (defeated) 523 19.8
Austin O'Grady 435 16.5
Total formal votes 2,642 99.0
Informal votes 27 1.0
Turnout 1,703 43.8

1882[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 19 December [17]
Candidate Votes %
Russell Barton (re-elected 1) 573 44.2
Richard Machattie (elected 2) 395 30.5
Thomas Matthews 329 25.4
Total formal votes 1,297 98.0
Informal votes 26 2.0
Turnout 1,323 17.0
  (1 new seat)

1880[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Bourke.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 30 November [18]
Candidate Votes %
Russell Barton (elected) 738 56.6
Joseph Olliffe 566 43.4
Total formal votes 1,304 98.0
Informal votes 27 2.0
Turnout 1,331 35.5
  (new seat)
Joseph Olliffe had already unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ While a by-election was held in 1887, parliament was dissolved before the writ was returned.
  2. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 4,431 at the election on 22 February.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 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 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1900 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7751. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1887 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Bourke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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