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Electoral results for the district of Quirindi

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Quirindi, 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 -
1894   Robert Levien Protectionist
1895
1898   Independent
1901   Progressive

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901

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1901 New South Wales state election: Quirindi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Robert Levien 808 58.5 +4.7
Liberal Reform John Rodgers 380 27.5
Labour Hugh Ross 194 14.0 −30.3
Total formal votes 1,382 99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 11 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 1,393 59.8 −3.0
Member changed to Progressive from Independent  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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1898 New South Wales colonial election: Quirindi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Levien 645 53.8
Labour John Perry (b 1849) 532 44.4
National Federal William Clapin 22 1.8
Total formal votes 1,199 99.3
Informal votes 8 0.7
Turnout 1,207 62.8
Member changed to Independent from National Federal  

1895

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1895 New South Wales colonial election: Quirindi[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Levien 585 59.0
Labour John Perry (born 1849) 407 41.0
Total formal votes 992 99.5
Informal votes 5 0.5
Turnout 997 59.5
Protectionist hold  

1894

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1894 New South Wales colonial election: Quirindi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Levien 635 47.9
Labour Ramsay McKillop 420 31.7
Ind. Protectionist W Hawker 220 16.6
Free Trade A J C Agassiz 33 2.5
Ind. Free Trade T S Grehan 17 1.3
Total formal votes 1,325 92.9
Informal votes 101 7.1
Turnout 1,426 88.1
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.