Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election

The 1882 New South Wales colonial election was for 113 members representing 72 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 32 multi-member districts returning 73 members and 40 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 13 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.[1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,701, ranging from East Maitland (984) to Wentworth (2,977).[2]

New South Wales colonial election, 30 November – 21 December 1882 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast 164,515 Turnout 56.69 −5.25
Informal votes 2,047 Informal 2.10 +0.14
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
Total 164,515     113  

The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1880 (NSW),[3] which provided that a district would return a second member if the electoral roll reached 3,000, a third member upon reaching 5,000 and a fourth member on reaching 8,000.[4] At this election there were five districts which returned an additional member, Balmain, Bourke, Canterbury, Redfern and St Leonards.

Election results

Albury
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Albury
Monday 4 December [5]
Candidate Votes %
George Day (re-elected) 294 40.2
James Hayes 275 37.6
Luke Gulson 162 22.2
Total formal votes 731 97.9
Informal votes 16 2.1
Turnout 747 65.8

Argyle
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle
Monday 11 December [6]
Candidate Votes %
John Gannon (re-elected 1) 1,323 45.7
William Holborow (re-elected 2) 825 28.5
George Ranken 748 25.8
Total formal votes 2,896 99.6
Informal votes 12 0.4
Turnout 1,610 58.4

Balmain
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 2 December [7]
Candidate Votes %
Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1) 1,514 35.6
William Hutchinson (elected 2) 1,238 29.1
John Taylor 1,166 27.4
William Pritchard 334 7.9
Total formal votes 4,252 98.3
Informal votes 72 1.7
Turnout 2,813 64.6
  (1 new seat)

Balranald
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Balranald
Wednesday 20 December [8]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wilkinson (re-elected) unopposed
John Cramsie (re-elected) unopposed

Bathurst
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bathurst
Saturday 2 December [9]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 504 50.8
Thomas Hellyer 488 49.2
Total formal votes 992 97.7
Informal votes 23 2.3
Turnout 1,015 69.4

The Bogan
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Bogan
Tuesday 19 December [10]
Candidate Votes %
George Cass (re-elected 1) 1,152 38.6
Sir Patrick Jennings (re-elected 2) 1,134 38.0
William Forlonge 701 23.5
Total formal votes 2,987 98.8
Informal votes 35 1.2
Turnout 3,022 42.7

Boorowa
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Boorowa
Wednesday 13 December [11]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Slattery (re-elected) unopposed

Bourke
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Bourke
Tuesday 19 December [12]
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)

Braidwood
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Braidwood
Saturday 9 December [13]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Ryrie (re-elected) unopposed

Camden
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Camden
Saturday 2 December [14]
Candidate Votes %
William McCourt (elected 1) 1,369 36.0
Thomas Garrett (re-elected 2) 1,233 32.5
John Kidd (defeated) 1,197 31.5
Total formal votes 3,799 99.3
Informal votes 28 0.7
Turnout 2,335 59.4

Canterbury
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Canterbury
Saturday 9 December [15]
Candidate Votes %
William Pigott (re-elected 1) 2,638 27.5
Septimus Stephen (elected 2) 1,933 20.1
Henry Moses (elected 3) 1,256 13.1
Mark Hammond 1,143 11.9
William Henson (defeated) 1,117 11.6
Joseph Mitchell 879 9.2
William Archer 633 6.6
Total formal votes 9,599 98.7
Informal votes 124 1.3
Turnout 3,921 58.2
  (1 new seat)

Joseph Mitchell had previously been defeated as a sitting member for Newtown.

Carcoar
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Carcoar
Wednesday 6 December [16]
Candidate Votes %
George Campbell (re-elected 1) 1,074 40.7
Andrew Lynch (re-elected 2) 833 31.6
Thomas Fitzpatrick 732 27.7
Total formal votes 2,639 99.3
Informal votes 19 0.7
Turnout 1,566 54.8

The Clarence
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Clarence
Tuesday 12 December [17]
Candidate Votes %
John Purves (re-elected) 689 70.0
Richard Stevenson 295 30.0
Total formal votes 984 98.9
Informal votes 11 1.1
Turnout 995 60.7

Central Cumberland
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Central Cumberland
Tuesday 5 December [18]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew McCulloch (re-elected 1) 1,419 39.0
John Lackey (re-elected 2) 1,258 34.6
Nathaniel Bull 964 26.5
Total formal votes 3,641 98.9
Informal votes 39 1.1
Turnout 2,404 62.3

Durham
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 4 December [19]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (re-elected) unopposed

East Macquarie
1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie
Thursday 7 December [20]
Candidate Votes %
Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) unopposed
Edward Combes (re-elected 2) unopposed

East Maitland
1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland
Wednesday 6 December [21]
Candidate Votes %
James Brunker (re-elected) unopposed

East Sydney
1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney
Thursday 30 November [22]
Candidate Votes %
George Reid (re-elected 1) 3,044 20.2
Edmund Barton (re-elected 2) 2,948 19.6
George Griffiths (elected 3) 2,365 15.7
John McElhone (re-elected 4) 2,307 15.3
Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) 2,080 13.8
Arthur Renwick (defeated) 1,651 11.0
James Green 676 4.5
Total formal votes 15,071 99.7
Informal votes 53 0.4
Turnout 4,719 58.7

A sitting member Henry Dangar did not contest the election. Edmund Barton was the member for Wellington and John McElhone was the member for Upper Hunter where he was re-elected. McElhone subsequently resigned from East Sydney causing a by-election. Sir Henry Parkes subsequently nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield where he was elected unopposed. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.

Eden
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Eden
Monday 11 December [23]
Candidate Votes %
James Garvan (re-elected 2) unopposed
Henry Clarke (re-elected 1) unopposed
Total formal votes 15,071 99.7
Informal votes 53 0.4
Turnout 4,719 58.7

Forbes
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Friday 8 December [24]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Coonan (elected 1) 731 36.2
Alfred Stokes (elected 2) 649 32.1
Henry Cooke (defeated) 640 31.7
Total formal votes 2,020 98.9
Informal votes 23 1.1
Turnout 1,523 57.0

Sitting member John Bodel did not contest the election.

The Glebe
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Friday 1 December [25]
Candidate Votes %
George Allen (re-elected) 645 61.5
Michael Fitzpatrick 404 38.5
Total formal votes 1,049 97.2
Informal votes 30 2.8
Turnout 1,079 45.7

Glen Innes
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Glen Innes
Wednesday 20 December [26]
Candidate Votes %
William Fergusson (re-elected) unopposed
Total formal votes 1,049 97.2
Informal votes 30 2.8
Turnout 1,079 45.7

Gloucester
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester
Thursday 21 December [27]
Candidate Votes %
Robert White (elected) 445 44.7
Henry Hudson 382 38.4
William Christie 107 10.8
William Johnston 61 6.1
Total formal votes 995 98.8
Informal votes 12 1.2
Turnout 1,007 70.6

Sitting member Archibald Jacob unsuccessfully contested Morpeth.

Goulburn
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Goulburn
Friday 1 December [28]
Candidate Votes %
William Teece (re-elected) unopposed
Total formal votes 995 98.8
Informal votes 12 1.2
Turnout 1,007 70.6

Grafton
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Grafton
Saturday 9 December [29]
Candidate Votes %
John See (re-elected) unopposed

Grenfell
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Grenfell
Friday 8 December [30]
Candidate Votes %
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

Gundagai
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai
Wednesday 13 December [31]
Candidate Votes %
Bruce Smith (re-elected) 588 62.9
Frederick Pinkstone 347 37.1
Total formal votes 935 98.3
Informal votes 16 1.7
Turnout 951 54.5

Bruce Smith had been successful at a by-election on 23 November 1882 however parliament was dissolved on the same day and he could not take his seat.

Gunnedah
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah
Wednesday 20 December [32]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Abbott (re-elected) 616 79.3
William Douglass 161 20.7
Total formal votes 777 95.9
Informal votes 33 4.1
Turnout 837 40.1

The Gwydir
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir
Wednesday 13 December [33]
Candidate Votes %
William Campbell (re-elected) 405 68.4
Thomas Hassall 187 31.6
Total formal votes 592 98.2
Informal votes 11 1.8
Turnout 603 35.8

Hartley
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley
Thursday 14 December [34]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Targett (elected) 298 28.4
Charles Passmore 293 28.0
John Shepherd 195 18.6
George Lloyd 174 16.6
John Hughes 88 8.4
Total formal votes 1,048 97.7
Informal votes 25 2.3
Turnout 1,087 54.0

The sitting member Robert Abbott did not contest the election.

The Hastings and Manning
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings and Manning
Tuesday 12 December [35]
Candidate Votes %
James Young (re-elected 1) 946 42.1
Charles Roberts (elected 2) 673 30.0
Daniel Macquarie 627 27.9
Total formal votes 2,246 99.3
Informal votes 15 0.7
Turnout 2,261 47.8

The other sitting member Joseph Andrews did not contest the election.

The Hawkesbury
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Hawkesbury
Monday 11 December [36]
Candidate Votes %
Henry McQuade (elected) 862 53.8
Alexander Bowman (defeated) 739 46.2
Total formal votes 1,601 97.1
Informal votes 48 2.9
Turnout 1,649 81.4

The Hume
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Hume
Wednesday 13 December [37]
Candidate Votes %
William Lyne (re-elected) unopposed
Leyser Levin (re-elected) unopposed
Total formal votes 1,601 97.1
Informal votes 48 2.9
Turnout 1,649 81.4

The Hunter
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Monday 4 December [38]
Candidate Votes %
John Burns (re-elected) 518 75.3
William Richardson 170 24.7
Total formal votes 688 97.3
Informal votes 19 2.7
Turnout 707 55.5

Illawarra
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Saturday 9 December [39]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Stuart (re-elected) 785 71.1
James Watson 319 28.9
Total formal votes 1,104 98.0
Informal votes 23 2.0
Turnout 1,128 65.9

James Watson had been unsuccessful in retaining his seat in Young.

Inverell
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Inverell
Saturday 9 December [40]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Murray (re-elected) 566 57.3
Thomas Mayne 352 35.6
Thomas Jones 70 7.1
Total formal votes 988 97.2
Informal votes 29 2.9
Turnout 1,017 57.2

Kiama
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Monday 11 December [41]
Candidate Votes %
Harman Tarrant (re-elected) 545 59.4
John Davies 372 40.6
Total formal votes 917 98.7
Informal votes 12 1.3
Turnout 929 67.4

The Macleay
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay
Friday 8 December [42]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Smith (re-elected) 685 65.5
Enoch Rudder 361 34.5
Total formal votes 1,046 98.5
Informal votes 16 1.5
Turnout 1,062 56.1

Molong
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Molong
Tuesday 12 December [43]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew Ross (re-elected) 656 75.8
Willoughby Andrew 210 24.3
Total formal votes 866 98.1
Informal votes 17 1.9
Turnout 883 47.5

Monaro
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Monaro
Thursday 14 December [44]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Badgery (re-elected 1) 976 37.6
Robert Tooth (re-elected 2) 856 33.0
John Toohey 761 29.4
Total formal votes 2,593 98.9
Informal votes 29 1.1
Turnout 1,687 61.7

Morpeth
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth
Wednesday 13 December [45]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Wisdom (re-elected) 554 62.9
Archibald Jacob (defeated) 327 37.1
Total formal votes 881 97.5
Informal votes 23 2.5
Turnout 904 77.8

Archibald Jacob was the sitting member for Gloucester.

Mudgee
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Mudgee
Monday 11 December [46]
Candidate Votes %
Adolphus Taylor (elected 1) 1,976 32.3
John Robertson (re-elected 2) 1,256 20.5
David Buchanan (re-elected 3) 1,154 18.8
Thomas Browne 1,104 18.0
George Davidson 637 10.4
Total formal votes 6,127 99.7
Informal votes 21 0.3
Turnout 2,445 49.1

A sitting member Louis Beyers did not contest the election.

The Murray
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 16 December [47]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Barbour (elected 1) 879 31.2
Alexander Wilson (re-elected 2) 832 29.5
Thomas Hanson 633 22.5
Edward Killen 474 16.8
Total formal votes 2,818 98.6
Informal votes 40 1.4
Turnout 1,745 59.3

A sitting member William Hay did not contest the election.

The Murrumbidgee
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Murrumbidgee
Monday 18 December [48]
Candidate Votes %
Auber Jones (elected 1) 1,405 40.5
George Loughnan (re-elected 2) 1,154 33.3
James Douglas (defeated) 907 26.2
Total formal votes 3,466 98.7
Informal votes 47 1.3
Turnout 2,679 54.9

The Namoi
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi
Thursday 7 December [49]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Dangar (re-elected) 532 71.9
R H Hyman 208 28.1
Total formal votes 740 96.2
Informal votes 29 3.8
Turnout 769 38.7

The Nepean
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Nepean
Tuesday 5 December [50]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Smith (re-elected) 804 78.4
Joseph Single 221 21.6
Total formal votes 1,025 98.6
Informal votes 15 1.4
Turnout 1,040 70.6

New England
1882 New South Wales colonial election: New England
Saturday 16 December [51]
Candidate Votes %
William Proctor (re-elected 1) 980 33.8
James Farnell (elected 2) 968 33.4
Jeremiah O'Connell 951 32.8
Total formal votes 2,899 99.2
Informal votes 24 0.8
Turnout 1,931 49.2

The sitting member Henry Copeland successfully contested Newtown. James Farnell was a sitting member for St Leonards and had already unsuccessfully contested Parramatta.

Newcastle
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 30 November [52]
Candidate Votes %
James Fletcher (re-elected 1) 2,121 45.7
James Ellis (elected 2) 1,527 32.9
George Lloyd (defeated) 990 21.4
Total formal votes 4,638 99.4
Informal votes 30 0.6
Turnout 4,668 70.9

Newtown
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Newtown
Saturday 2 December [53]
Candidate Votes %
Frederick Gibbes (elected 1) 1,209 29.4
Henry Copeland (re-elected 2) 976 23.7
William Foster (defeated) 966 23.5
Joseph Mitchell (defeated) 960 23.4
Total formal votes 4,111 99.5
Informal votes 20 0.5
Turnout 2,429 63.7

Henry Copeland was the member for New England to challenge William Foster, the Minister for Justice. Joseph Mitchell subsequently contested Canterbury but was again unsuccessful.

Northumberland
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Northumberland
Saturday 9 December [54]
Candidate Votes %
Ninian Melville (re-elected 1) 1,897 43.0
Atkinson Tighe (elected 2) 1,312 29.8
William Christie 1,200 27.2
Total formal votes 4,409 99.5
Informal votes 21 0.5
Turnout 2,530 71.0

The other sitting member Thomas Hungerford unsuccessfully contested Upper Hunter.

Orange
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Wednesday 6 December [55]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Dalton (elected 1) 997 37.6
William Clarke (re-elected 2) 881 33.2
James Torpy 668 25.2
Total formal votes 105 100.0
Informal votes 2,651 0.0
Turnout 2,683 50.2

The other sitting member Andrew Kerr did not contest the election.

Paddington
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Paddington
Saturday 2 December [56]
Candidate Votes %
William Trickett (re-elected 1) 1,602 36.6
Robert Butcher (elected 2) 1,061 24.2
John Neild 616 14.1
Ebenezer Vickery 573 13.1
William Allen 531 12.1
Total formal votes 4,383 97.3
Informal votes 120 2.7
Turnout 2,768 60.9

The other sitting member William Hezlet did not contest the election.

Parramatta
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Parramatta
Saturday 2 December [57]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Taylor (elected) 595 51.5
James Farnell (defeated) 364 31.5
Cyrus Fuller 196 17.0
Total formal votes 1,155 97.2
Informal votes 33 2.8
Turnout 1,189 77.3

The sitting member Charles Byrnes did not contest the election. James Farnell was a sitting member for St Leonards and went on to successfully contest New England.

Patrick's Plains
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains
Thursday 7 December [58]
Candidate Votes %
Albert Gould (elected) 393 38.4
William Browne 359 35.1
James Hutchinson 230 22.5
John Elliott 41 4.0
Total formal votes 1,023 97.8
Informal votes 23 2.2
Turnout 1,046 67.0

The sitting member John Brown did not contest the election.

Queanbeyan
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Queanbeyan
Monday 4 December [59]
Candidate Votes %
George De Salis (elected) 353 43.6
Percy Hodgkinson 244 30.2
John Wright 212 26.2
Total formal votes 809 98.3
Informal votes 14 1.7
Turnout 823 49.0

The sitting member Thomas Rutledge did not contest the election.

Redfern
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Redfern
Monday 4 December [60]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Wright (re-elected 1) 2,209 28.2
Alfred Fremlin (re-elected 2) 2,075 26.5
John Sutherland (elected 3) 1,992 25.4
Thomas Williamson 1,555 19.9
Total formal votes 7,831 99.6
Informal votes 34 0.4
Turnout 3,533 59.4
  (1 new seat)

The Richmond
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Richmond
Saturday 9 December [61]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Gray (elected) 1,046 60.4
Patrick Hogan 686 39.6
Total formal votes 1,732 97.4
Informal votes 47 2.6
Turnout 1,779 60.8

The sitting member Charles Fawcett did not contest the election.

Shoalhaven
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven
Thursday 7 December [62]
Candidate Votes %
Frederick Humphery (elected) 790 52.4
John Roseby (defeated) 719 47.7
Total formal votes 1,509 98.6
Informal votes 21 1.4
Turnout 1,530 78.8

South Sydney
1882 New South Wales colonial election: South Sydney
Saturday 2 December [63]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Olliffe (elected 1) 2,672 21.7
John Harris (elected 2) 2,669 21.7
William Poole (re-elected 3) 1,948 15.8
George Withers (re-elected 4) 1,569 12.8
Sydney Burdekin (defeated) 1,412 11.5
John Davies (defeated) 1,345 10.9
George Carter (defeated) 682 5.6
Total formal votes 12,297 98.5
Informal votes 191 1.5
Turnout 4,714 59.6

Sydney Burdekin was a sitting member for Tamworth.

St Leonards
1882 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards
Tuesday 5 December [64]
Candidate Votes %
Bernhardt Holtermann (elected 1) 965 30.9
George Dibbs (elected 2) 962 30.8
Cunningham Atchison 713 22.8
Philip Richardson 327 10.5
William Muston 86 2.8
Sir Henry Parkes 70 2.2
Total formal votes 3,123 98.5
Informal votes 49 1.5
Turnout 1,926 62.5
  (1 new seat)

Sitting member James Farnell unsuccessfully contested Parramatta and subsequently successfully contested New England. After Sir Henry Parkes unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield where he was elected unopposed. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.

Tamworth
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Tamworth
Wednesday 13 December [65]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Levien (re-elected 1) 1,021 44.2
John Gill (elected 2) 699 30.3
Michael Burke 591 25.6
Total formal votes 2,311 99.1
Informal votes 21 0.9
Turnout 1,387 46.0

The other sitting member Sydney Burdekin unsuccessfully contested South Sydney.

Tenterfield
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Tenterfield
Friday 8 December [66]
Candidate Votes %
Sir Henry Parkes (elected) unopposed

The sitting member Augustus Fraser did not contest the election.. Sir Henry Parkes unsuccessfully contested East Sydney and nominated for both St Leonards and then Tenterfield. Parkes then withdrew from St Leonards.

Tumut
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Tumut
Saturday 9 December [67]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas O'Mara (re-elected) 602 53.8
Arthur Renwick 517 46.2
Total formal votes 1,119 98.6
Informal votes 16 1.4
Turnout 1,135 61.2

Arthur Renwick had previously unsuccessfully contested East Sydney.

The Upper Hunter
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Upper Hunter
Thursday 14 December [68]
Candidate Votes %
John McElhone (re-elected 1) 1,016 36.4
John McLaughlin (re-elected 2) 941 33.7
James Wilshire 496 17.8
Thomas Hungerford (defeated) 337 12.1
Total formal votes 2,790 99.5
Informal votes 15 0.5
Turnout 1,667 62.5

John McElhone had already been elected for East Sydney. Thomas Hungerford was a sitting member for Northumberland.

Wellington
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington
Monday 11 December [69]
Candidate Votes %
David Ferguson (elected) 518 78.5
William Shorter 142 21.5
Total formal votes 660 96.5
Informal votes 24 3.5
Turnout 684 53.9

The sitting member Edmund Barton successfully contested East Sydney.

Wentworth
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth
Monday 18 December [70]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Quin (re-elected) 511 50.1
Evan Evans 509 49.9
Total formal votes 1,020 97.7
Informal votes 24 2.3
Turnout 1,044 35.1

West Macquarie
1882 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie
Wednesday 13 December [71]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Hellyer (elected) unopposed

The sitting member Charles Pilcher unsuccessfully contested West Sydney.

West Maitland
1882 New South Wales colonial election: West Maitland
Thursday 7 December [72]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Cohen (elected) 564 59.8
Richard Thompson 380 40.3
Total formal votes 944 99.1
Informal votes 9 0.9
Turnout 953 78.5

The sitting member James Fulford did not contest the election.

West Sydney
1882 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney
Tuesday 5 December [73]
Candidate Votes %
Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 1) 2,967 20.7
George Merriman (elected 2) 2,519 17.5
Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) 2,340 16.3
Angus Cameron (re-elected 4) 2,176 15.2
William Martin (defeated) 2,070 14.4
Edward O'Sullivan 1,627 11.3
Charles Pilcher (defeated) 362 2.5
Jeremiah Murphy 306 2.1
Total formal votes 14,367 98.9
Informal votes 166 1.1
Turnout 5,416 58.1

Wollombi
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Wollombi
Tuesday 12 December [74]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Gorrick (elected) 437 53.0
Joseph Eckford (defeated) 388 47.0
Total formal votes 825 97.9
Informal votes 18 2.1
Turnout 843 62.6

Yass Plains
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains
Wednesday 6 December [75]
Candidate Votes %
Louis Heydon (re-elected) 669 60.2
Henry Dodds 442 39.8
Total formal votes 1,111 96.6
Informal votes 39 3.4
Turnout 1,150 57.4

Young
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Monday 4 December [76]
Candidate Votes %
Gerald Spring (elected 1) 1,097 40.7
James Mackinnon (elected 2) 799 29.7
James Watson (defeated) 797 29.6
Total formal votes 2,693 98.2
Informal votes 50 1.8
Turnout 2,743 39.7

The other sitting member William Watson did not contest the election. James Watson was subsequently unsuccessful in contesting Illawarra.

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1882 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1882 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. Electoral Act 1880 (NSW).
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