# Electoral results for the district of Macquarie

Macquarie, until 1910 The Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894, re-created in 1904, retaining nothing but the name, then abolished in 1920.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | James Tonkin | Free Trade |
| 1895 | | William Hurley | Protectionist |
| 1898 | | William Hurley | Protectionist |
| 1901 | | William Hurley | Progressive |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | Thomas Thrower | Labour |
| 1907 | | Charles Barton | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | | Thomas Thrower | Labor |
| 1913 | | Thomas Thrower | Labor |
| 1917 | | Thomas Thrower | Labor |
| 1917 by | | Patrick McGirr | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917 by-election

1917 Macquarie by-election Saturday 28 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Patrick McGirr | 3,521 | 50.8 | -0.1 |
| | Nationalist | Murdock McLeod | 3,232 | 46.6 | -2.6 |
| | Australian Producers Co-Operative Party | Frank Foster | 182 | 2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,935 | 99.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,969 | 65.1 | −7.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Thrower | 3,899 | 50.9 | +0.5 |
| | Nationalist | Murdock McLeod | 3,769 | 49.1 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,668 | 99.0 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,748 | 72.4 | −7.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Thrower | 4,055 | 50.4 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Reginald Weaver | 3,992 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,047 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,263 | 79.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Thrower | 3,698 | 52.8 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | James Burns | 3,311 | 47.2 | -3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,009 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,130 | 70.3 | −2.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: The Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Charles Barton | 3,344 | 50.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas Thrower | 3,279 | 49.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,623 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,759 | 73.2 |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Labour | Liberal Reform gain from Labour | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Thrower | 2,566 | 50.2 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Simeon Phillips | 2,476 | 48.5 | |
| | Independent | John Collins | 38 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Reginald Atkinson | 27 | 0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,107 | 95.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 230 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,337 | 63.2 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | William Hurley | 849 | 58.8 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Miller | 594 | 41.2 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,443 | 98.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 59.1 | +2.8 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | William Hurley | 724 | 55.1 |
| | Free Trade | Robert Thompson | 478 | 36.4 |
| | Independent | Francis Foster | 96 | 7.3 |
| | Independent | David Todd | 8 | 0.6 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Paul | 6 | 0.5 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Allen Carmichael | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,314 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 56.3 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | William Hurley | 575 | 42.8 |
| | Free Trade | James Tonkin | 438 | 32.6 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Paul | 233 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Francis Foster | 97 | 7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,343 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | 60.7 |
| | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | James Tonkin | 637 | 38.6 | |
| | Protectionist | William Hurley | 542 | 32.9 | |
| | Labour | John Skelton | 237 | 14.4 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John Hughes | 174 | 10.6 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Henry Brown | 60 | 3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,650 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,678 | 74.3 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |