# Electoral results for the district of Argyle

Argyle, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has existed from the establishment of the Legislative Assembly in 1855 until the district's abolition in 1904.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1856 | John Plunkett | None |
| 1857 by | Daniel Deniehy | None |
| 1858 | Daniel Deniehy | None |
| 1859 | Terence Murray | None |
| 1860 | Terence Murray | None |
| 1862 by | Samuel Emmanuel | None |
| 1864 | Phillip Dignam | None |
| 1869 | Edward Butler | None |
| 1872 | Edward Butler | None |
| 1874 | Edward Butler | None |
| 1877 | William Davies | None | Member | Member | Party |
| 1880 | William Holborow | None | | Phillip G. Myers | None |
| 1881 by | William Holborow | None | | John Gannon | None |
| 1882 | William Holborow | None | | John Gannon | None |
| 1885 by | William Holborow | None | | Henry Parkes | None |
| 1885 | William Holborow | None | | Francis Tait | None |
| 1887 | William Holborow | Free Trade | | Edward Ball | Free Trade |
| 1889 | William Holborow | Free Trade | | Thomas Rose | Protectionist |
| 1891 | William Holborow | Free Trade | | Thomas Rose | Protectionist |
| 1894 | Thomas Rose | Protectionist |
| 1895 | Thomas Rose | Protectionist |
| 1898 | Thomas Rose | National Federal |
| 1901 | Thomas Rose | Progressive |

## Election results
### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Argyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Thomas Rose | 1,059 | 67.3 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | Francis Isaac | 514 | 32.7 | -12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,573 | 99.4 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 59.7 | −4.6 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | Thomas Rose | 768 | 55.2 |
| | Free Trade | Francis Isaac | 624 | 44.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 0 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0.0 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Rose | 751 | 58.6 |
| | Free Trade | Benjamin Short | 531 | 41.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,282 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,298 | 66.8 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Rose | 859 | 56.4 | |
| | Free Trade | Henry Gannon | 665 | 43.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,524 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,550 | 78.6 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (previously 2 members) | (previously 2 members) | (previously 2 members) |

### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Saturday 20 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Rose (elected 1) | 1,162 | 26.8 |
| | Free Trade | William Holborow (elected 2) | 1,074 | 24.8 |
| | Protectionist | Edward Graham | 1,061 | 24.5 |
| | Free Trade | Edward Ball | 1,042 | 24.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,339 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,252 | 73.4 |
| | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |

### 1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Saturday 2 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | William Holborow (elected 1) | 982 | 25.9 |
| | Free Trade | Edward Ball (elected 2) | 950 | 25.1 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Rose | 941 | 24.9 |
| | Protectionist | Solomon Meyer | 912 | 24.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,785 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 66.0 |
| | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |

### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Friday 11 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | William Holborow (re-elected 1) | 975 | 35.7 |
| | Free Trade | Edward Ball (elected 2) | 970 | 35.5 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Rose | 789 | 28.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,734 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | 62.5 |

### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Thursday 22 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Holborow (re-elected 1) | William Holborow (re-elected 1) | 1,165 | 43.7 |
| Francis Tait (elected 2) | Francis Tait (elected 2) | 784 | 29.4 |
| Edward Ball | Edward Ball | 716 | 26.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,665 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 53.8 |

### 1885 by-election

1885 Argyle by-election 31 March 1885 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Parkes (elected) | Henry Parkes (elected) | 816 | 51.3% |
| John Osborne | John Osborne | 775 | 48.7% |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,591 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 56.0 |

### 1882

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

### 1881 by-election

1881 Argyle by-election 9 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Gannon (elected) | John Gannon (elected) | 933 | 53.1 |
| Louis Heydon | Louis Heydon | 825 | 46.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,758 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,784 | 63.3 |

### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Friday 26 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Holborow (elected 1) | William Holborow (elected 1) | 1,026 | 27.5 |
| Phillip G. Myers (elected 2) | Phillip G. Myers (elected 2) | 992 | 26.6 |
| Louis Heydon | Louis Heydon | 780 | 20.9 |
| John Walsh | John Walsh | 683 | 18.3 |
| William Connolly | William Connolly | 254 | 6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,735 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 71.3 |
| | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Thursday 1 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Davies (elected) | William Davies (elected) | 890 | 61.7 |
| Charles Heydon | Charles Heydon | 553 | 38.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,443 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 60.9 |

### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Saturday 2 January 1875 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Butler (re-elected) | Edward Butler (re-elected) | unopposed | |

### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Friday 8 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Butler (re-elected) | Edward Butler (re-elected) | unopposed | |

### 1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Friday 17 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Butler (elected) | Edward Butler (elected) | unopposed | |

### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Friday 16 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Phillip Dignam (elected) | Phillip Dignam (elected) | 569 | 52.5 |
| Samuel Emmanuel (defeated) | Samuel Emmanuel (defeated) | 515 | 47.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,084 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,084 | 56.5 |

### 1862 by-election

1862 Argyle by-election Thursday 30 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Samuel Emmanuel (elected) | Samuel Emmanuel (elected) | unopposed | |

### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Saturday 8 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Terence Murray (re-elected) | Terence Murray (re-elected) | unopposed | |

### 1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle Saturday 18 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Terence Murray (re-elected) | Terence Murray (re-elected) | 389 | 74.5 |
| Richard Driver | Richard Driver | 133 | 25.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 389 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 522 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 522 | 39.6 |

### 1858

1858 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle 23 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Daniel Deniehy (re-elected) | Daniel Deniehy (re-elected) | unopposed | |

### 1857 by-election

1857 Argyle by-election Tuesday 17 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Daniel Deniehy (elected) | Daniel Deniehy (elected) | unopposed | |

### 1856

1856 New South Wales colonial election: Argyle :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Plunkett (elected) | John Plunkett (elected) | 182 | 52.9 |
| John Chisholm | John Chisholm | 162 | 47.1 |
| Columbus Fitzpatrick | Columbus Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 344 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 344 | 64.4 |