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Electoral results for the district of Orange

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Orange, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1920, the second from 1927 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Orange

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First incarnation (1859–1920)
Election Member Party
1859   Saul Samuel None
1860 John Peisley
1862 by James Martin
1863 by Charles Cowper, Jr.
1864 William Forlonge
1867 by George McKay
1869 Saul Samuel
1872 Harris Nelson
1874
1877 by 1 Edward Combes
1877 by 2
1877
1879 by Andrew Kerr Member Party
1880   William Clarke None
1882 Thomas Dalton
1885
1887   Protectionist   Free Trade
1889   James Torpy Protectionist
1891   Harry Newman Labour
1894   Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform
1904   Albert Gardiner Labor
1907   John Fitzpatrick Liberal Reform
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist
 
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Election Member Party
1927   John Fitzpatrick Nationalist
1930   William Folster Labor
1932   Alwyn Tonking United Australia
1935
1938
1941   Bob O'Halloran Labor
1944
1947   Charles Cutler Country
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976 Garry West
1978 National Country
1981
1984 National
1988
1991
1995
1996 by Russell Turner
1999
2003
2007
2011 Andrew Gee
2015
2016 by   Philip Donato Shooters, Fishers, Farmers
2019
2023   Independent

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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2023 New South Wales state election: Orange[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Donato 26,815 53.08 +53.08
National Tony Mileto 11,123 22.02 −3.80
Labor Heather Dunn 4,939 9.78 −0.41
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Aaron Kelly 2,752 5.45 −43.70
Greens David Mallard 2,149 4.25 −0.95
Legalise Cannabis Patricia Holt 1,601 3.17 +3.17
Sustainable Australia George Bate 785 1.55 +1.55
Public Education Gillian Bramley 354 0.70 +0.70
Total formal votes 50,518 97.35 +0.8
Informal votes 1,377 2.65 −0.8
Turnout 51,895 89.54 −1.97
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Tony Mileto 17,138 62.77 −2.28
Labor Heather Dunn 10,165 37.23 +2.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Philip Donato 31,212 71.86 +71.86
National Tony Mileto 12,225 28.14 −6.68
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers  

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Orange[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Philip Donato 24,718 49.15 +49.15
National Kate Hazelton 12,987 25.82 −39.77
Labor Luke Sanger 5,126 10.19 −13.17
Greens Stephen Nugent 2,615 5.20 −1.55
Christian Democrats Maurice Davey 1,627 3.23 +0.64
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bisgrove 1,037 2.06 +2.06
Independent Terri Baxter 896 1.78 +1.78
Conservatives Garry McMahon 873 1.74 +1.74
Keep Sydney Open David O'Brien 416 0.83 +0.83
Total formal votes 50,295 96.52 −0.61
Informal votes 1,811 3.48 +0.61
Turnout 52,106 91.51 −0.01
Two-party-preferred result
National Kate Hazelton 17,460 65.05 −6.65
Labor Luke Sanger 9,380 34.95 +6.65
Two-candidate-preferred result
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Philip Donato 27,746 65.18 +65.18
National Kate Hazelton 14,821 34.82 −36.88
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National  
Andrew Gee (National) had won the seat at the 2015 state election, however he resigned in 2016 and Philip Donato (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party) won the seat at the resulting by-election. At the 2019 state election, Donato retained the seat he won at the by-election.

2016 by-election

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2016 Orange by-election
Saturday 12 November [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Scott Barrett 15,267 31.58 −34.01
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Philip Donato 11,487 23.76 +23.76
Country Labor Bernard Fitzsimon 8,865 18.34 −5.02
Independent Scott Munro 4,527 9.36 +9.36
Independent Kevin Duffy 3,182 6.58 +6.58
Greens Janelle Bicknell 2,739 5.67 −1.08
Christian Democrats Dianne Decker 1,633 3.38 +0.79
Independent Ian Donald 644 1.33 +1.33
Total formal votes 48,344 97.3 +0.2
Informal votes 1,343 2.7 −0.2
Turnout 49,687 88.3 −3.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Philip Donato 18,593 50.11 +50.11
National Scott Barrett 18,543 49.89 −21.81
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National Swing N/A
Andrew Gee resigned to successfully contest Calare at the 2016 federal election.[12]

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Orange[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Gee 31,998 65.6 +8.4
Labor Bernard Fitzsimon 11,394 23.4 +11.5
Greens Janelle Bicknell 3,295 6.8 +2.3
Christian Democrats John Gilbert 1,262 2.6 +2.6
No Land Tax Juan Fernandez 837 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 48,786 97.1 −0.1
Informal votes 1,440 2.9 +0.1
Turnout 50,226 91.5 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Gee 33,202 71.7 −5.4
Labor Bernard Fitzsimon 13,105 28.3 +5.4
National hold Swing −5.4

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Orange[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Gee 25,656 56.7 +6.1
Independent John Davis 7,261 16.0 −7.6
Labor Kevin Duffy 6,818 15.1 −5.5
Family First Fiona Rossiter 3,014 6.7 +6.7
Greens Stephen Nugent 2,538 5.6 +0.3
Total formal votes 45,287 97.5 −0.6
Informal votes 1,177 2.5 +0.6
Turnout 46,464 94.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Andrew Gee 28,664 74.2 +7.0
Labor Kevin Duffy 9,953 25.8 −7.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Andrew Gee 28,288 71.9 +10.2
Independent John Davis 11,054 28.1 −10.2
National hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Orange[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russell Turner 22,034 50.6 +7.3
Independent John Davis 10,303 23.6 +23.6
Labor Kevin Duffy 8,937 20.5 −13.2
Greens Jeremy Buckingham 2,295 5.3 +0.4
Total formal votes 43,569 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 874 2.0 0.0
Turnout 44,443 94.0
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Russell Turner 24,563 67.2 +11.3
Labor Kevin Duffy 12,012 32.8 −11.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Russell Turner 23,769 61.7 +5.8
Independent John Davis 14,766 38.3 +38.3
National hold Swing +5.8

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Orange[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russell Turner 18,418 45.3 +3.7
Labor Glenn Taylor 13,484 33.1 +0.8
Independent Peter Hetherington 5,864 14.4 +14.4
Greens Jeremy Buckingham 1,709 4.2 +1.1
Christian Democrats Bruce McLean 1,217 3.0 −0.3
Total formal votes 40,692 98.0 +0.0
Informal votes 831 2.0 −0.0
Turnout 41,523 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Russell Turner 20,690 57.1 +0.8
Labor Glenn Taylor 15,565 42.9 −0.8
National hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Orange[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russell Turner 16,566 41.6 −19.7
Labor Glenn Taylor 12,878 32.3 +3.0
One Nation Terry Nixon 5,036 12.6 +12.6
Independent Dave Cox 1,793 4.5 +4.5
Christian Democrats Michael McLennan 1,305 3.3 +0.2
Greens Ian Watts 1,228 3.1 +3.1
Democrats Andrew McKenzie 1,059 2.7 +1.3
Total formal votes 39,865 98.0 +2.3
Informal votes 824 2.0 −2.3
Turnout 40,689 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Russell Turner 19,041 56.3 −10.8
Labor Glenn Taylor 14,765 43.7 +10.8
National hold Swing −10.8

1996 by-election

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1996 Orange by-election
Saturday 2 May [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Russell Turner 16,884 48.70 −11.40
Labor Tim Sullivan 15,489 44.67 +14.76
Independent Robert Cianfrano 2,299 6.63 +3.78
Total formal votes 34,672 98.39 +2.57
Informal votes 495 1.41 −2.57
Turnout 35,167 89.03 −5.99
Two-party-preferred result
National Russell Turner 18,011 52.60 −13.82
Labor Tim Sullivan 16,232 47.40 +13.82
National hold Swing −13.82
Garry West (National) retired.[20]

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Orange[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Garry West 20,971 60.0 +9.7
Labor Glenn Taylor 10,451 29.9 +14.4
Call to Australia Bruce McLean 1,331 3.8 +1.5
Environment Inds Barbara Eldershaw 1,197 3.4 +3.4
Independent Robert Cianfrano 997 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 34,947 96.0 +1.4
Informal votes 1,450 4.0 −1.4
Turnout 36,397 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Garry West 22,623 66.4 +11.1
Labor Glenn Taylor 11,439 33.6 +33.6
National hold Swing +11.1

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Orange[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Garry West 16,658 50.3 −21.8
Independent Tim Sullivan 9,922 30.0 +30.0
Labor Bob Farrell 5,149 15.5 −12.3
Call to Australia Peter Walls 781 2.4 +2.4
Independent Tom Rands 612 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 33,122 94.6 −3.1
Informal votes 1,901 5.4 +3.1
Turnout 35,023 95.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Garry West 17,552 55.3 −16.8
Independent Tim Sullivan 14,181 44.7 +44.7
National hold Swing −16.8

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Orange[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Garry West 22,153 72.5 +13.0
Labor Trevor Jaeger 8,408 27.5 −13.0
Total formal votes 30,561 97.7 −1.1
Informal votes 727 2.3 +1.1
Turnout 31,288 95.0
National hold Swing +13.0

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Orange[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Garry West 17,156 58.0 +4.5
Labor Trevor Jaeger 12,423 42.0 −4.5
Total formal votes 29,579 98.7 +0.6
Informal votes 379 1.3 −0.6
Turnout 29,958 94.4 +1.1
National hold Swing +4.5

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Orange[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Garry West 15,555 53.5 +1.8
Labor Harold Gartrell 13,504 46.5 −1.8
Total formal votes 29,059 98.1
Informal votes 567 1.9
Turnout 29,626 93.3
National Country hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: Orange[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Garry West 12,539 51.7 −8.1
Labor Harold Gartrell 11,730 48.3 +8.1
Total formal votes 24,269 98.1 −0.7
Informal votes 461 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 24,730 94.5 +0.2
National Country hold Swing −8.1

1976

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1976 New South Wales state election: Orange[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Garry West 14,171 59.8 −6.0
Labor Maxwell Dunn 9,541 40.2 +11.4
Total formal votes 23,712 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 280 1.2 −0.3
Turnout 23,992 94.3 −0.2
Country hold Swing −10.3

1976 by-election

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1976 Orange by-election
Saturday 14 February [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Garry West 10,990 48.7 −17.1
Labor Maxwell Dunn 8,189 36.3 +7.5
Liberal Ron Thomas 3,411 15.1
Total formal votes 22,590 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 167 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 22,757 91.2 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Garry West 13,894 61.5
Labor Maxwell Dunn 8,696 38.5
Country Party hold Swing
Sir Charles Cutler (Country) resigned.[28]

1973

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1973 New South Wales state election: Orange[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 14,596 65.8 +12.4
Labor Joseph Ryan 6,387 28.8 −3.5
Democratic Labor Robert Hansen 1,202 5.4 −0.4
Total formal votes 22,185 98.5
Informal votes 337 1.5
Turnout 22,522 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 15,558 70.1 +8.6
Labor Joseph Ryan 6,627 29.9 −8.6
Country hold Swing +8.6

1971

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1971 New South Wales state election: Orange[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 10,493 53.4 −3.0
Labor Joseph Ryan 6,346 32.3 −11.3
Democratic Labor John Grant 1,147 5.8 +5.8
Independent Lloyd Stapleton 940 4.8 +4.8
Independent Margaret Stevenson 714 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 19,640 98.3
Informal votes 331 1.7
Turnout 19,971 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 12,073 61.5 +5.1
Labor Joseph Ryan 7,567 38.5 −5.1
Country hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1960s

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1968

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1968 New South Wales state election: Orange[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 10,698 56.4 −8.4
Labor Reginald Cutcliffe 8,267 43.6 +8.4
Total formal votes 18,965 98.6
Informal votes 274 1.4
Turnout 19,239 95.6
Country hold Swing −8.4

1965

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1965 New South Wales state election: Orange[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 12,040 64.8 +4.5
Labor Kevin Whalan 6,549 35.2 −4.5
Total formal votes 18,589 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 182 1.0 0.0
Turnout 18,771 95.1 −0.6
Country hold Swing +4.5

1962

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1962 New South Wales state election: Orange[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 11,148 60.3 −0.7
Labor Allan Reed 7,328 39.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 18,476 99.0
Informal votes 183 1.0
Turnout 18,659 95.7
Country hold Swing −0.7

Elections in the 1950s

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1959

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1959 New South Wales state election: Orange[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 11,155 61.0
Labor Lloyd Stapleton 7,119 39.0
Total formal votes 18,274 99.1
Informal votes 163 0.9
Turnout 18,437 94.8
Country hold Swing

1956

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1956 New South Wales state election: Orange[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 10,863 59.7 +5.4
Labor Louie Cassey 7,137 39.2 −6.5
Communist Cecil Connors 194 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 18,194 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 166 0.9 −0.5
Turnout 18,360 95.4 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 10,882 59.8 +5.5
Labor Louie Cassey 7,312 40.2 −5.5
Country hold Swing +5.5

1953

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1953 New South Wales state election: Orange[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 9,801 54.3
Labor Louie Cassey 8,248 45.7
Total formal votes 18,049 98.6
Informal votes 260 1.4
Turnout 18,309 95.6
Country hold Swing

1950

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1950 New South Wales state election: Orange[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Charles Cutler 10,440 59.2
Labor Francis Hoy 7,182 40.8
Total formal votes 17,622 99.1
Informal votes 163 0.9
Turnout 17,785 95.3
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947

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1947 New South Wales state election: Orange[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 6,530 42.3 −8.9
Country Charles Cutler 5,678 36.8 −12.0
Liberal Thomas Whiteley 3,229 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 15,437 98.7 +1.2
Informal votes 197 1.3 −1.2
Turnout 15,634 95.5 +4.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 8,307 53.8 +5.0
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,130 46.2 −5.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +5.0

1944

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1944 New South Wales state election: Orange[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,524 51.2 +5.5
Country John Caldwell 7,162 48.8 +48.8
Total formal votes 14,686 97.5 0.0
Informal votes 381 2.5 0.0
Turnout 15,067 91.1 −3.4
Labor hold Swing −3.1

1941

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1941 New South Wales state election: Orange[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 6,503 45.7
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,217 43.6
State Labor Joseph Roberts 748 5.3
Independent James O'Donnell 475 3.3
Independent Leslie Loewenthal 302 2.1
Total formal votes 14,245 97.5
Informal votes 359 2.5
Turnout 14,604 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,738 54.3
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,507 45.7
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1938

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1938 New South Wales state election: Orange[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 8,140 56.1 +2.1
Labor Edward McGarry 6,380 43.9 −2.1
Total formal votes 14,520 98.6 +0.3
Informal votes 204 1.4 −0.3
Turnout 14,724 97.0 +0.2
United Australia hold Swing +2.1

1935

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1935 New South Wales state election: Orange[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 7,628 54.0 +22.4
Federal Labor William Folster 6,493 46.0 +6.6
Total formal votes 14,121 98.3 −0.6
Informal votes 247 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 14,368 96.8 −0.1
United Australia hold Swing −4.4

1932

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1932 New South Wales state election: Orange[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) William Folster 5,344 39.4 −13.3
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 4,293 31.6 −15.7
Country Fred Hinton 3,925 28.9 +28.9
Total formal votes 13,562 98.9 −0.1
Informal votes 147 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 13,709 96.9 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 7,924 58.4 +11.1
Labor (NSW) William Folster 5,638 41.6 −11.1
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +11.1

1930

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1930 New South Wales state election: Orange[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Folster 6,894 52.7
Nationalist Henry Leggo 6,192 47.3
Total formal votes 13,086 99.0
Informal votes 134 1.0
Turnout 13,220 96.7
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1927

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This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Orange
1927 New South Wales state election: Orange[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick 7,047 58.1
Labor William Folster 5,074 41.9
Total formal votes 12,121 97.8
Informal votes 272 2.2
Turnout 12,393 83.1
Nationalist win (new seat)

District recreated

1927 - 1981

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District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

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1917

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This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Orange
1917 New South Wales state election: Orange[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Fitzpatrick 4,363 52.5 −0.8
Labor James Tully 3,953 47.5 +0.8
Total formal votes 8,316 99.2 +1.3
Informal votes 64 0.8 −1.3
Turnout 8,380 71.6 −4.4
Nationalist hold Swing −0.8

1913

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This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Orange
1913 New South Wales state election: Orange[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Fitzpatrick[a] 4,493 53.3
Labor Frank Edwards 3,933 46.7
Total formal votes 8,426 97.9
Informal votes 182 2.1
Turnout 8,608 76.0
Liberal Reform hold  

1910

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This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Orange
1910 New South Wales state election: Orange[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Fitzpatrick 3,358 53.7
Labour Greg McGirr 2,895 46.3
Total formal votes 6,253 98.6
Informal votes 89 1.4
Turnout 6,342 73.0
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s

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1907

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This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Orange
1907 New South Wales state election: Orange[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Fitzpatrick 3,030 52.2
Labour Albert Gardiner 2,775 47.8
Total formal votes 5,805 98.2
Informal votes 108 1.8
Turnout 5,913 76.9
Liberal Reform gain from Labour  

1904

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This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Orange
1904 New South Wales state election: Orange[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Gardiner 2,090 43.0
Liberal Reform Samuel Whitmee 1,851 38.1
Independent Liberal Andrew Ross 918 18.9
Total formal votes 4,859 99.2
Informal votes 38 0.8
Turnout 4,897 65.5
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Orange lost part of the district to Belubula and was expanded to include part of the abolished seat of Molong. The member for Orange was Harry Newman (Liberal Reform) who died two months prior to the election. The member for Molong was Andrew Ross (Independent Liberal)

1901

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This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Orange
1901 New South Wales state election: Orange[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Harry Newman 1,012 45.6 −8.3
Independent Liberal Albert Gardiner 613 27.6
Progressive Patrick Flanagan 595 26.8 −19.3
Total formal votes 2,220 99.5 +0.3
Informal votes 12 0.5 −0.3
Turnout 2,232 68.0 −2.2
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Orange[52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Harry Newman 1,163 53.9
National Federal James Dalton 995 46.1
Total formal votes 2,158 99.1
Informal votes 19 0.9
Turnout 2,177 70.2
Free Trade hold  

1895

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This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Orange[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Harry Newman 943 55.3
Protectionist James Dalton 763 44.7
Total formal votes 1,706 99.6
Informal votes 7 0.4
Turnout 1,713 70.6
Free Trade hold  

1894

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This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Orange[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Harry Newman 1,203 61.1
Protectionist Valentine Heaton 711 36.1
Ind. Free Trade Otto Jaeger 56 2.8
Total formal votes 1,970 98.3
Informal votes 34 1.7
Turnout 2,004 82.8
Free Trade win (previously 2 members)

1891

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This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Saturday 20 June [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Newman (elected 1) 1,073 26.7
Protectionist James Torpy (re-elected 2) 1,045 26.0
Protectionist Thomas Dalton (defeated) 1,036 25.8
Labour Patrick Bourke 860 21.4
Total formal votes 4,014 99.3
Informal votes 28 0.7
Turnout 2,168 70.1
  Labour gain 1 from Protectionist
  Protectionist hold 1

Elections in the 1880s

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1889

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This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Saturday 2 February [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Dalton (elected 1) 1,072 27.7
Protectionist James Torpy (elected 2) 1,055 27.2
Free Trade William Clarke 911 23.5
Free Trade H Woodhouse 836 21.6
Total formal votes 3,874 99.4
Informal votes 25 0.6
Turnout 2,038 74.5
  Protectionist hold 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade  

1887

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This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Wednesday 9 February [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Dalton (re-elected 1) 997 37.4
Free Trade William Clarke (re-elected 2) 920 34.5
Protectionist George Hawke 751 28.2
Total formal votes 2,668 99.2
Informal votes 21 0.8
Turnout 1,857 69.2

1885

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This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Saturday 17 October [58]
Candidate Votes %
William Clarke (re-elected 1) 1,049 40.9
Thomas Dalton (re-elected 2) 882 34.4
Valentine Heaton 631 24.6
Total formal votes 2,562 98.8
Informal votes 31 1.2
Turnout 2,593 48.8

1882

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This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Wednesday 6 December [59]
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

1880

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This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Wednesday 24 November [60]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew Kerr (re-elected 1) 964 37.2
William Clarke (elected 2) 818 31.6
Thomas Dalton 811 31.3
Total formal votes 2,593 99.5
Informal votes 13 0.5
Turnout 1,566 63.6
  (1 new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

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1879 by-election

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1879 Orange by-election
Tuesday 4 March [61]
Candidate Votes %
Andrew Kerr (elected) 663 57.4
John Ardill 465 40.3
Thomas Dalveen 27 2.3
Total formal votes 1,155 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,155 38.8
The seat of Edward Combes was declared vacant for holding an office of profit under the crown.

1877

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This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Friday 26 October [62]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Combes (re-elected) unopposed  

1877 by-election 2

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1877 Orange by-election
Thursday 30 August [63]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Combes (elected) 571 76.6
John Ardill 174 23.4
Total formal votes 745 97.5
Informal votes 11 1.5
Turnout 756 32.8 [b]
Edward Combes was appointed Secretary for Public Works in the fourth Robertson ministry.[63]

1877 by-election 1

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1877 Orange by-election
Monday 19 February [65]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Combes (elected) Unopposed  
Harris Nelson resigned.[65]

1874

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This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Thursday 17 December 1874 [66]
Candidate Votes %
Harris Nelson (re-elected) 550 79.1
James Johns 139 20.0
Richard Sheridan 6 0.9
Total formal votes 695 97.6
Informal votes 17 2.4
Turnout 712 34.1

1872

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This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Monday 4 March [67]
Candidate Votes %
Harris Nelson (elected) 404 42.8
Andrew Kerr 403 42.7
Samuel Goold 136 14.4
Total formal votes 943 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 964 59.8

Elections in the 1860s

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1869

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This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Friday 17 December 1869 [68]
Candidate Votes %
Saul Samuel (re-elected) unopposed

1867 by-election

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1867 Orange by-election
Wednesday 3 July [69]
Candidate Votes %
George McKay (elected) 369 58.1
Mr Webb [c] 238 37.5
Charles Flide 28 4.4
Total formal votes 635 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 635 49.1
William Forlonge was insolvent and resigned.[69]

1864

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This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Saturday 17 December 1864 [71]
Candidate Votes %
William Forlonge (elected) unopposed

1863 by-election

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1863 Orange by-election
Wednesday 4 November [72]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper Jr. (elected) 292 51.4
James Martin (defeated) 276 48.6
Total formal votes 568 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 568 67.7
James Martin had replaced Charles Cowper as Premier, establishing his first ministry.[72]

1862 by-election

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1862 Orange by-election
Saturday 28 June [73]
Candidate Votes %
James Martin (elected) 177 67.6
William Forlonge 85 32.4
Total formal votes 262 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 262 35.9
John Peisley resigned.[73]

1860

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This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Monday 10 December [74]
Candidate Votes %
John Peisley (elected) unopposed  

Elections in the 1850s

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1859

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This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Orange
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Orange
Saturday 18 June [75]
Candidate Votes %
Saul Samuel (elected) 162 62.6
John Suttor 97 37.5
Total formal votes 97 100.0
Informal votes 259 0.0
Turnout 259 62.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Also endorsed by Farmers and Settlers.
  2. ^ estimate based on a roll of 2,305 as at February 1877.[64]
  3. ^ Mr Webb was described as a "Bathurst shopkeeper, with the support of the Wesleyan body".[70]

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