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Electoral results for the district of Narrabri

Narrabri, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   Charles Collins Free Trade
1895
1898 by   Hugh Ross Labour
1898
1901   Albert Collins Liberal Reform

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Narrabri.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Narrabri [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Albert Collins 738 51.2
Labour John Gately 520 36.1 −4.6
Ind. Progressive Job Sheldon 184 12.8
Total formal votes 1,442 99.7 +1.4
Informal votes 5 0.4 −1.4
Turnout 1,447 60.2 +1.6
Liberal Reform gain from Labour  
The sitting member was Hugh Ross (Labour) who unsuccessfully contested Quirindi.

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Narrabri [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Ross 608 40.7
National Federal George Dale 522 34.9
Independent Federalist William Borthwick 365 24.4
Total formal votes 1,495 98.3
Informal votes 26 1.7
Turnout 1,521 58.6
Labour gain from Free Trade  
The sitting member Charles Collins (Free Trade) died in 1898 and Hugh Ross (Labour) had won the seat in a by-election.

1898 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1898 Narrabri by-election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Ross 382 32.8 −3.0
Protectionist George Dale 357 30.7 +30.7[a]
Protectionist Robert Barton 198 17.0 +17.0[a]
Free Trade Gulielmus Williams 141 12.1 +12.1[b]
Free Trade Thomas McGee 86 7.4 +7.4[b]
Total formal votes 1,164 100.0 +0.3
Informal votes 0 0.0 −0.3
Turnout 1,164 60.4[c] +4.8
Labour gain from Free Trade  

1895

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Narrabri [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Charles Collins 428 40.1
Labour Hugh Ross 382 35.8
Protectionist Job Sheldon 258 24.2
Total formal votes 1,068 99.7
Informal votes 3 0.3
Turnout 1,071 55.6
Free Trade hold  

1894

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Narrabri.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Narrabri [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Charles Collins 672 48.7
Labour Hugh Ross 561 40.7
Ind. Free Trade Sydney Powell 130 9.4
Independent George Gregory 17 1.2
Total formal votes 1,380 98.2
Informal votes 26 1.9
Turnout 1,406 74.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b At the 1895 election, the only Protectionist candidate − Job Sheldon − received 24.2% of the vote, meaning the combined Protectionist vote at the 1898 by-election (47.7%) was an increase of 23.5%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, George Dale had a positive swing of 6.5%, while Robert Barton had a negative swing of 7.2%.
  2. ^ a b At the 1895 election, the only Free Trade candidate − Charles Collins − received 40.1% of the vote, meaning the combined Free Trade vote at the 1898 by-election (19.5%) was a decrease of 20.6%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, Gulielmus Williams had a negative swing of 28%, while Thomas McGee had a negative swing of 32.7%.
  3. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 1,926 at the 1895 election.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "Narrabri - By-election 1898". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "Narrabri - 1895". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.