Electoral district of East Macquarie

Summary

East Macquarie was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1859 and 1894, in the Bathurst region. It was represented by two members, with voters casting two votes and the first two candidates being elected.[1][2][3]

Members for East Macquarie edit

Member Party Term Member Party Term
  William Suttor, Sr.[4] None 1859–1859   William Cummings None 1859–1874
  Thomas Hawkins None 1859–1860
  Daniel Deniehy None 1860–1860
  William Suttor, Sr.[4] None 1860–1864
  David Buchanan[5] None 1864–1867
  John Suttor None 1867–1872
  James Martin[6] None 1872–1873
  Walter Cooper None 1873–1874
  John Booth None 1875–1877  
 
 
William Suttor, Jr. None 1875–1879
  John Robertson[7] None 1877–1878
  Edmund Webb None 1878–1881
 
 
 
Edward Combes[8] None 1879–1885
  Alfred Pechey None 1882–1882
  Sydney Smith None 1882–1894
  John Shepherd None 1885–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1894   James Tonkin Free Trade 1887–1894

Election results edit

1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Friday 19 June [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) 961 37.8
Free Trade James Tonkin (re-elected 2) 893 35.1
Protectionist Alfred Hales 688 27.1
Total formal votes 2,542 99.5
Informal votes 12 0.5
Turnout 1,621 62.4
  Free Trade hold 2  

References edit

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of East Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr David Buchanan (1823-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Edward Combes CMG (1830-1895)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Macquarie East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.