# Electoral results for the district of Namoi

Namoi, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1880 to 1894 and from 1904 to 1950.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1880 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1882 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1885 | | Charles Collins | None |
| 1887 | | Thomas Dangar | Free Trade |
| 1889 | | Thomas Dangar | Free Trade |
| 1890 by | | Charles Collins | Free Trade | Member | Member | Party |
| 1891 | | Charles Collins | Free Trade | | Job Sheldon | Labour |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | Albert Ernest Collins | Independent Liberal |
| 1907 | | Albert Ernest Collins | Independent Liberal |
| 1910 | | George Black | Labor |
| 1913 | | George Black | Labor / Independent Labor |
| 1917 | | Walter Wearne | Ind. Nationalist | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
| 1920 | | Walter Wearne | Progressive | | Frank Chaffey | Nationalist | | Patrick Scully | Labor |
| 1922 | | Walter Wearne | Nationalist | | Frank Chaffey | Nationalist | | Patrick Scully | Labor |
| 1923 apt | | Walter Wearne | Nationalist | | Frank Chaffey | Nationalist | | William Scully | Labor |
| 1925 | | Walter Wearne | Nationalist | | Frank Chaffey | Nationalist | | William Scully | Labor |
| 1927 | | William Scully | Labor |
| 1930 | | William Scully | Labor |
| 1932 | | Colin Sinclair | Country |
| 1935 | | Colin Sinclair | Country |
| 1938 | | Colin Sinclair | Country |
| 1941 | | Raymond Hamilton | Labor |
| 1944 | | Raymond Hamilton | Labor |
| 1947 | | Raymond Hamilton | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 6,634 | 51.2 | -8.4 |
| | Country | Malcolm Heath | 6,313 | 48.8 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,947 | 99.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 0.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,058 | 95.0 | +7.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.4 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 7,036 | 59.6 | +26.6 |
| | Country | Lancelot Thomas | 4,762 | 40.4 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,798 | 98.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,992 | 87.6 | −5.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 4,387 | 33.0 |
| | Country | Ernest Batchelor | 4,351 | 32.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Ernest Hogan | 2,978 | 22.4 |
| | Country | George Gilby | 1,591 | 12.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,307 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 231 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,538 | 93.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 7,016 | 52.7 |
| | Country | Ernest Batchelor | 6,291 | 47.3 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,516 | 51.3 | -1.3 |
| | Labor | Ernest Hogan | 7,120 | 48.7 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,636 | 99.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,786 | 96.6 | +1.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,404 | 52.6 | -3.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Scully | 6,678 | 47.4 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,082 | 98.6 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,276 | 95.4 | −0.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,264 | 56.3 | +13.6 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Scully | 5,484 | 42.5 | -14.8 |
| | Independent | Ernest Bachelor | 151 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,899 | 99.0 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 130 | 1.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,029 | 96.3 | +0.9 |
| | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Scully | 7,286 | 57.3 |
| | Country | William Waterford | 5,430 | 42.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,716 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,869 | 95.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Scully | 6,035 | 50.1 | |
| | Nationalist | Leslie Seccombe | 5,442 | 45.1 | |
| | Independent | Henry Jones | 579 | 4.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,056 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,272 | 79.5 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

#### 1925

1925 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 6,621 | | |
| | Labor | William Scully (elected 1) | 9,487 | 35.8 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Michael Hagan | 897 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | James Hawkins | 803 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Wearne (elected 2) | 5,639 | 21.3 | +0.6 |
| | Nationalist | Frank Chaffey (elected 3) | 4,696 | 17.7 | -4.8 |
| | Progressive | Aubrey Abbott | 3,395 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Progressive | Lachlan McLachlan | 392 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Progressive | James Laird | 227 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 947 | 3.6 | -5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,483 | 96.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,023 | 3.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,506 | 70.3 | +0.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,187 | 42.2 | +4.4 |
| | Nationalist | | 10,335 | 39.0 | -4.1 |
| | Progressive | | 4,014 | 15.2 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 947 | 3.6 | -5.8 |

#### 1923 appointment

Patrick Scully resigned on 20 September 1923. Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act, provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate "who represents the same party interest as the late member". William Scully had the highest number of votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1922 election and took his seat on 20 September 1923.

#### 1922

1922 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 6,483 | | |
| | Nationalist | Frank Chaffey (elected 2) | 5,823 | 22.5 | +9.4 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Wearne (elected 3) | 5,363 | 20.7 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Patrick Scully (elected 1) | 7,880 | 30.4 | -6.5 |
| | Labor | William Scully | 1,602 | 6.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Septimus Humphries | 325 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Progressive | Roland Green | 1,906 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Progressive | Albert Studdy | 599 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 2,433 | 9.4 | -1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,931 | 96.0 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,087 | 4.0 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,018 | 70.2 | +8.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 11,186 | 43.1 | +18.0 |
| | Labor | | 9,807 | 37.8 | -3.6 |
| | Progressive | | 2,505 | 9.7 | -13.2 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 2,433 | 9.4 | -1.2 |

#### 1920

1920 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 5,432 | |
| | Labor | Patrick Scully (elected 1) | 8,007 | 36.9 |
| | Labor | Thomas Boland | 592 | 2.7 |
| | Labor | William Scully | 396 | 1.8 |
| | Nationalist | Frank Chaffey (elected 2) | 2,848 | 13.1 |
| | Nationalist | John Crane (defeated) | 2,605 | 12.0 |
| | Progressive | Walter Wearne (elected 3) | 3,244 | 14.9 |
| | Progressive | Frank Heywood | 969 | 4.5 |
| | Progressive | Charles Woollett | 754 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 2,309 | 10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,724 | 93.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,517 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,241 | 61.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 8,995 | 41.4 |
| | Nationalist | | 5,453 | 25.1 |
| | Progressive | | 4,967 | 22.9 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 2,309 | 10.6 |

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Walter Wearne | 2,389 | 42.3 | +42.3 |
| | Labor | Thomas Egan | 2,373 | 42.0 | -11.3 |
| | Independent Labor | George Black | 883 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,645 | 98.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 117 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,762 | 61.0 | −2.7 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Namoi - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Walter Wearne | 3,112 | 55.3 | |
| | Labor | Thomas Egan | 2,516 | 44.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,628 | 99.6 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 0.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,653 | 59.9 | −1.1 |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor | Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Black | 3,151 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | James Florance | 2,760 | 46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,911 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,088 | 63.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Black | 3,267 | 60.3 | +14.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Hubert O'Reilly | 2,153 | 39.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,420 | 97.1 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 160 | 2.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,580 | 54.8 | −11.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: The Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Liberal | Albert Collins | 2,531 | 53.9 |
| | Labour | William Walton | 2,165 | 46.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,696 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,845 | 65.9 |
| | Independent Liberal hold | Independent Liberal hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Albert Collins | 2,070 | 55.9 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Shakespeare | 1,632 | 44.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,702 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,730 | 57.7 | |
| | Independent Liberal win | Independent Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District re-created

#### 1894 - 1904

District abolished

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1891

    This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Namoi
1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi Friday 26 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Job Sheldon (elected 1) | 995 | 39.5 | |
| | Free Trade | Charles Collins (re-elected 2) | 825 | 32.8 | |
| | Free Trade | John Mackay | 697 | 27.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,517 | 99.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 51.6 | |
| | 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) |

#### 1890 by-election

1890 Namoi by-election Thursday 31 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Charles Collins (elected) | 821 | 73.8 |
| | Free Trade | David Jones | 292 | 26.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,113 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 36.7 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

### Elections in the 1880s
#### 1889

    This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Namoi
1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi Wednesday 13 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Thomas Dangar (elected) | 733 | 61.2 |
| | Protectionist | William Buchanan | 464 | 38.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,197 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 41.6 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1887

    This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Namoi
1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi Tuesday 22 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Thomas Dangar (elected) | 762 | 65.0 |
| | Free Trade | George Dale | 411 | 35.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,173 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | 47.4 |

#### 1885

    This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § The Namoi
1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi Monday 26 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Collins (elected) | Charles Collins (elected) | 743 | 72.1 |
| William Wright | William Wright | 288 | 27.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,031 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,039 | 48.0 |
The sitting member Thomas Dangar unsuccessfully contested The Gwydir.

#### 1882

    This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § The Namoi
1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi Thursday 7 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 532 | 71.9 |
| R H Hyman | R H Hyman | 208 | 28.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 740 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 769 | 38.7 |

#### 1880

    This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § The Namoi
1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Namoi Wednesday 24 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | unopposed | |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member for The Gwydir.