# Electoral results for the district of Hartley (New South Wales)

Hartley, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1968.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1859 | | Henry Rotton | None |
| 1860 | | Henry Rotton | None |
| 1864 | | John Lucas | None |
| 1869 | | James Neale | None |
| 1872 | | Thomas Brown | None |
| 1874 | | Thomas Brown | None |
| 1876 by | | John Hurley | None |
| 1877 | | John Hurley | None |
| 1880 | | Robert Abbott | None |
| 1882 | | Walter Targett | None |
| 1885 | | Walter Targett | None |
| 1887 | | John Hurley | Free Trade |
| 1889 | | John Hurley | Free Trade |
| 1890 by | | John Hurley | Free Trade | Member | Member | Party |
| 1891 | | Joseph Cook | Labour | | George Donald | Free Trade |
| 1894 | | Joseph Cook | Independent Labour |
| 1894 by | | Joseph Cook | Free Trade |
| 1895 | | Joseph Cook | Free Trade |
| 1898 | | Joseph Cook | Free Trade |
| 1901 | | John Hurley | Independent |
| 1904 | | John Hurley | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | James Dooley | Labor |
| 1910 | | James Dooley | Labor |
| 1913 | | James Dooley | Labor |
| 1917 | | James Dooley | Labor |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor |
| 1930 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor |
| 1932 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor |
| 1941 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor |
| 1944 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor |
| 1947 | | Hamilton Knight | Labor |
| 1947 by | | Jim Chalmers | Labor |
| 1950 | | Jim Chalmers | Labor |
| 1953 | | Jim Chalmers | Independent Labor |
| 1956 | | Jim Robson | Labor |
| 1959 | | Jim Robson | Labor |
| 1962 | | Jim Robson | Labor |
| 1965 | | Harold Coates | Independent |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 8,228 | 47.4 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Harold Coates | 7,984 | 46.0 | −1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Laurence Breen | 1,151 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,363 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 224 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,587 | 95.8 | −0.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Harold Coates | 8,933 | 51.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 8,430 | 48.6 | −2.1 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +2.1 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 8,778 | 48.9 | −39.0 |
| | Independent | Harold Coates | 8,530 | 47.5 | +47.5 |
| | Communist | Peter Carroll | 658 | 3.7 | −8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,966 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 227 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,193 | 96.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 9,100 | 50.7 | −37.2 |
| | Independent | Harold Coates | 8,866 | 49.3 | +49.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 13,963 | 87.9 |
| | Communist | Peter Carroll | 1,931 | 12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,894 | 92.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,378 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,272 | 94.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 7,595 | 44.7 | +13.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William Black | 7,539 | 44.3 | −12.9 |
| | Communist | John King | 825 | 4.9 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Neville Weekes | 545 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Cant | 498 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,002 | 96.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 709 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,711 | 95.4 | +0.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 8,567 | 50.4 | +14.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William Black | 8,435 | 49.6 | −14.0 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | +14.0 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labor | Jim Chalmers | 9,815 | 57.2 |
| | Labor | James Punch | 5,443 | 31.7 |
| | Communist | John King | 1,901 | 11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,159 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 625 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,784 | 95.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Jim Chalmers | 10,765 | 62.7 |
| | Labor | James Punch | 6,394 | 37.3 |
| | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 9,187 | 67.1 |
| | Liberal | James Cripps | 3,371 | 24.6 |
| | Communist | John King | 1,142 | 8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,700 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 173 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,873 | 93.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | | 74.1 |
| | Liberal | James Cripps | | 25.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947 by-election

1947 Hartley by-election Saturday 13 December :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Chalmers | 7,489 | 53.26 |
| | Liberal | Harold Coates | 5,071 | 36.07 |
| | Industrial Labor | William Alexander | 1,500 | 10.67 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,060 | 98.38 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 231 | 1.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,291 | 88.10 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | 12,551 | 84.7 | -15.3 |
| | Communist | John King | 2,263 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,814 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 800 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,614 | 94.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | 11,437 | 83.3 |
| | State Labor | James Starling | 2,298 | 16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,735 | 96.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 512 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,247 | 94.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Hamilton Knight | 8,772 | 88.2 | +26.0 |
| | Communist | Robert Cram | 1,169 | 11.8 | +9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,941 | 89.5 | −9.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,168 | 10.5 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,109 | 98.0 | +0.6 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Hamilton Knight | 7,080 | 62.2 | -18.8 |
| | United Australia | Horace Bracey | 2,440 | 21.4 | +5.7 |
| | Independent Labor | James Dooley | 1,585 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Communist | Patrick Walsh | 275 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,380 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,524 | 97.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
* Horace Bracey was jointly endorsed by the UAP and Country party.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | 9,797 | 81.0 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Samuels | 1,904 | 15.7 |
| | Communist | Alfred Airey | 400 | 3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,101 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 201 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,302 | 95.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | 7,582 | 57.5 | |
| | Nationalist | Crawford Vaughan | 5,603 | 42.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,185 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,297 | 82.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Dooley | 4,970 | 52.0 | -3.3 |
| | Nationalist | James Ryan | 4,582 | 48.0 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,552 | 98.7 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.3 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,678 | 67.5 | −3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Dooley | 4,643 | 55.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | James Charlton | 3,759 | 44.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,402 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 241 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,643 | 71.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Dooley | 5,646 | 65.7 |
| | Liberal Reform | Sydney Innes-Noad | 2,993 | 34.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,639 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,816 | 67.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Dooley | 2,967 | 50.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Hurley | 2,947 | 49.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,914 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 241 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,155 | 59.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | John Hurley | 2,498 | 58.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Pillans | 1,812 | 42.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,310 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0.0 |
| | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Hurley | 518 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour | Robert Pillans | 502 | 31.9 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Harry Goyder | 472 | 30.0 | -40.4 |
| | Independent | John Tabrett | 41 | 2.6 | |
| | Progressive | Henry Brierley | 40 | 2.5 | -27.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,573 | 99.6 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,580 | 67.8 | 15.4 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Reform | Independent gain from Liberal Reform | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Joseph Cook | 788 | 70.4 |
| | National Federal | John Tabrett | 332 | 29.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,120 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | 52.4 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Joseph Cook | 822 | 65.5 |
| | Protectionist | William Sandford | 412 | 32.8 |
| | Independent | James Dickie | 22 | 1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,256 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | 63.9 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1894 by-election

1894 Hartley by-election Tuesday 14 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Joseph Cook (re-elected) | 942 | 83.8 |
| | Labour | James Thomson | 182 | 16.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,124 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,130 | 55.6 |
| | Member changed to Free Trade from Independent Labour | Member changed to Free Trade from Independent Labour | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Joseph Cook | 723 | 47.0 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | John Hurley | 474 | 30.8 | |
| | Protectionist | William Richardson | 194 | 12.6 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | George Donald | 130 | 8.5 | |
| | Labour | John Henry | 17 | 1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,538 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,560 | 76.8 | |
| | Independent Labour win | Independent Labour win | (previously 2 members) | (previously 2 members) | (previously 2 members) |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Saturday 20 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Cook (elected 1) | 1,049 | 31.5 | |
| | Free Trade | George Donald (elected 2) | 699 | 21.0 | |
| | Free Trade | John Hurley | 614 | 18.5 | |
| | Protectionist | Evan Jones | 485 | 14.6 | |
| | Free Trade | Charles Passmore | 231 | 6.9 | |
| | Free Trade | John Tabrett | 153 | 4.6 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Richardson | 97 | 2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,328 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 60.3 | |
| | Labour win 1 | Labour win 1 | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |
| | Free Trade hold 1 | Free Trade hold 1 | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

### Elections in the 1880s
#### 1890 by-election

1890 Hartley by-election Saturday 26 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Hurley (re-elected) | 903 | 59.8 |
| | Protectionist | John Norton | 608 | 40.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,511 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,533 | 54.2 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Saturday 9 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Hurley (elected) | 707 | 48.9 |
| | Protectionist | J P T Caulfield | 537 | 37.1 |
| | Protectionist | Richard Inch | 203 | 14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,447 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 61.5 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Saturday 12 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Hurley (elected) | 619 | 44.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Richard Inch | 333 | 24.1 |
| | Protectionist | John Young | 245 | 17.7 |
| | Protectionist | Brisbane Doyle | 184 | 13.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,381 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 64.1 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Friday 16 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Walter Targett (re-elected) | Walter Targett (re-elected) | 591 | 52.5 |
| Brisbane Doyle | Brisbane Doyle | 535 | 47.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,126 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,148 | 57.3 |

#### 1882

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

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Friday 26 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Abbott (elected) | Robert Abbott (elected) | 396 | 44.0 |
| John Hurley (defeated) | John Hurley (defeated) | 361 | 40.1 |
| Walter Targett | Walter Targett | 143 | 15.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 900 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 932 | 55.6 |

### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Thursday 1 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Hurley (re-elected) | John Hurley (re-elected) | 695 | 57.8 |
| Patrick Higgins | Patrick Higgins | 508 | 42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,203 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 63.0 |

#### 1876 by-election

1876 Hartley by-election Friday 21 April :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Hurley (elected) | John Hurley (elected) | 339 | 52.1 |
| James Neale | James Neale | 722 | 45.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 651 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 651 | 37.4 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Monday 21 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Brown (re-elected) | Thomas Brown (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Wednesday 6 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Brown (elected) | Thomas Brown (elected) | 434 | 47.8 |
| Morris Asher | Morris Asher | 225 | 24.8 |
| James Byrnes | James Byrnes | 187 | 20.6 |
| John Garsed | John Garsed | 47 | 5.2 |
| E N Emmett | E N Emmett | 10 | 1.1 |
| Joseph Johnson | Joseph Johnson | 4 | 0.4 |
| John Ardill | John Ardill | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 908 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 933 | 45.0 |

### Elections in the 1860s
#### 1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Thursday 23 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Neale (elected) | James Neale (elected) | 628 | 77.2 |
| Andrew Brown | Andrew Brown | 179 | 22.0 |
| John Garsed | John Garsed | 7 | 0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 814 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 814 | 38.8 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Thursday 8 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lucas (elected) | John Lucas (elected) | 231 | 55.5 |
| Andrew Brown | Andrew Brown | 185 | 44.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 416 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 416 | 37.4 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Friday 14 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Rotton (elected) | Henry Rotton (elected) | 190 | 54.1 |
| William Russell | William Russell | 161 | 45.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 351 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 351 | 35.5 |

### Elections in the 1850s
#### 1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Hartley Saturday 25 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Rotton (elected) | Henry Rotton (elected) | 281 | 57.8 |
| Ryan Brenan | Ryan Brenan | 205 | 42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 486 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 486 | 59.5 |