Electoral results for the district of Grenfell
Election results for Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Grenfell, 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 | |
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1880 | Robert Vaughn | None | |
1882 | |||
1885 | |||
1887 | Protectionist | ||
1889 | George Greene | Free Trade | |
1891 | Robert Vaughn | Labor | |
1894 | George Greene | Free Trade | |
1894 re-count | Michael Loughnane | Labor | |
1895 | George Greene | Free Trade | |
1898 | William Holman | Labor | |
1901 |
Election results
Elections in the 1900s
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Holman | 1,299 | 51.7 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Reform | Arthur Grimm | 1,213 | 48.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,512 | 100.0 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,512 | 68.9 | 11.3 | ||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Holman | 1,115 | 55.6 | ||
National Federal | Andrew Kelly | 892 | 44.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,007 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,015 | 57.5 | |||
Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade |
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Free Trade | George Greene | 664 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | William Holman | 551 | 40.5 | ||
Protectionist | Robert Vaughn | 146 | 10.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,361 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,369 | 68.0 | |||
Ind. Free Trade gain from Labour |
1894 re-count
This section is an excerpt from 1894 Grenfell colonial election re-count § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Loughnane | 525 | 36.3 | +0.3 | |
Free Trade | George Greene | 516 | 35.7 | -0.4 | |
Protectionist | Robert Vaughn | 330 | 22.8 | +0.2 | |
Independent | John Williams | 75 | 5.2 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,446 | 97.0 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 45[a] | 3.0 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,491 | 71.0 | [b] | ||
Labour gain from Free Trade |
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | George Greene | 526 | 36.1 | ||
Labour | Michael Loughnane | 524 | 36.0 | ||
Protectionist | Robert Vaughn | 329 | 22.6 | ||
Independent | John Williams | 77 | 5.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,456 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 35 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,491 | 71.0 | |||
Free Trade gain from Labour |
The sitting member, Robert Vaughn had been elected as a Labour member at the 1891 election but stood as a Protectionist candidate for this election.
The result was overturned by the Elections and Qualifications Committee which conducted a re-count in October 1894.[8]1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert Vaughn (elected) | 593 | 47.1 | ||
Free Trade | George Greene (defeated) | 379 | 30.1 | ||
Free Trade | Thomas Bembrick | 227 | 18.0 | ||
Protectionist | James Gibson | 59 | 4.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,258 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 19 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,277 | 62.2 | |||
Labour gain from Free Trade |
Elections in the 1880s
1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | George Greene (elected) | 475 | 52.3 | ||
Protectionist | Robert Vaughn | 433 | 47.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 908 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 11 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 919 | 52.0 | |||
Free Trade gain from Protectionist |
1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Robert Vaughn (re-elected) | 431 | 53.3 | ||
Free Trade | A L Park | 378 | 46.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 809 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 15 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 824 | 51.6 |
1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Vaughn (re-elected) | 387 | 59.3 | |
E Whelan | 266 | 40.7 | |
Total formal votes | 653 | 99.4 | |
Informal votes | 4 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 714 | 49.0 |
1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Robert Vaughn (re-elected) | 404 | 58.1 | |
E Whelan | 291 | 41.9 | |
Total formal votes | 695 | 97.9 | |
Informal votes | 15 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 706 | 45.6 |
1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Grenfell.[edit]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Vaughn (elected) | 421 | 49.2 | |
George Greene | 294 | 34.4 | |
J Donkin | 141 | 16.5 | |
Total formal votes | 856 | 98.5 | |
Informal votes | 13 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 869 | 53.8 | |
(new seat) |
Notes
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "The Grenfell election: return of Mr Loughnane". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 October 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1894 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Grenfell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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