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Electoral results for the district of Goldfields South

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Goldfields South, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1859   Bowie Wilson None
1860
1863 by
1865   James Rodd None
1870   Ezekiel Baker None
June 1870 by
December 1870 by
1872
1875
1877

Election results

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Elections in the 1870s

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1877

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1877 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Monday 12 November [4]
Candidate Votes %
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) unopposed  

1875

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1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Monday 11 January 1875 [5]
Candidate Votes %
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) 381 58.2
Henry Copeland 274 41.8
Total formal votes 655 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 655 46.8

1872

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1872 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Monday 25 March [6]
Candidate Votes %
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) 441 80.8
William Bedall 105 19.2
Total formal votes 546 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 553 22.1

Elections in the 1860s

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December 1870 by-election

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1870 Goldfields South by-election
Monday 12 December [7]
Candidate Votes %
Ezekiel Baker (elected) 1,054 79.9
George Stephen 265 20.1
Total formal votes 1,319 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,319 66.0
The Committee of Elections and Qualifications held that the appointment of Ezekiel Baker to conduct a Royal Commission into the goldfields meant that he held an office of profit under the crown and his election was declared void.[7]

June 1870 by-election

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1870 Goldfields South by-election
Monday 20 June [8]
Candidate Votes %
Ezekiel Baker (re-elected) unopposed  
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Ezekiel Baker.[8]

1870

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1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Monday 10 January 1870 [9]
Candidate Votes %
Ezekiel Baker (elected) 476 65.3
George Stephen 253 34.7
Total formal votes 729 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 729 32.5

1865

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1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Tuesday 10 January 1865 [10]
Candidate Votes %
James Rodd (elected) 276 49.1
Daniel Dalgleish 264 47.0
T R Browne 22 3.9
Total formal votes 562 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 561 15.1

1863 by-election

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1863 Goldfields South by-election
Monday 16 November [11][12]
Candidate Votes %
Bowie Wilson (elected) 921 91.3
Frederick Cooper 88 8.7
Total formal votes 1,009 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,009 17.1
Bowie Wilson was appointed Secretary for Lands in the first Martin ministry.[11]

1860

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1860 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Wednesday 19 December [13]
Candidate Votes %
Bowie Wilson (re-elected) unopposed  

Elections in the 1850s

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1859

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1859 New South Wales colonial election: Goldfields South
Wednesday 6 July [14]
Candidate Votes %
Bowie Wilson (elected) 374 73.9
John Egan 132 26.1
Total formal votes 506 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 506 N/A

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1872 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Green, Antony. "December 1870 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1870 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1863 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Southern Gold-Fields election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 November 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via Trove.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.