# Electoral results for the district of Gwydir

Gwydir, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 until 1920.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1859 | | Richard Jenkins | None |
| 1860 | | Francis Rusden | None |
| 1865 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1865 by | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1869 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1872 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1874 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1877 | | Thomas Dangar | None |
| 1880 | | William Campbell | None |
| 1882 | | William Campbell | None |
| 1885 | | William Campbell | None |
| 1886 by | | Thomas Hassall | None |
| 1887 | | Thomas Hassall | Protectionist |
| 1889 | | Thomas Hassall | Protectionist |
| 1891 | | Thomas Hassall | Protectionist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | George Jones | Labour |
| 1907 | | George Jones | Labour |
| 1910 | | George Jones | Labour |
| 1913 | | John Crane | Farmers and Settlers |
| 1917 | | John Crane | Nationalist |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Crane | 3,542 | 59.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | William Scully | 2,440 | 40.8 | -4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,982 | 99.4 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.6 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,020 | 61.0 | −2.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Farmers and Settlers | John Crane | 3,737 | 54.8 |
| | Labor | George Jones | 3,081 | 45.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,818 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,000 | 63.2 |
| | Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor | Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Jones | 2,634 | 63.0 |
| | Liberal Reform | Edward Spear | 1,547 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,181 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 138 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,319 | 46.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: The Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Jones | 2,302 | 60.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Thomas Hogan | 1,495 | 39.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,797 | 95.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 169 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,966 | 54.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Jones | 1,970 | 50.3 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Percy Stirton | 1,945 | 49.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,915 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,949 | 60.2 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1894 - 1904

District abolished

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

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Friday 3 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Hassall (elected) | 841 | 56.4 |
| | Labour | Leonard Court | 649 | 43.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,490 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 52.3 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Monday 28 January :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Hassall (elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Thursday 10 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Hassall (re-elected) | unopposed | | |

#### 1886 by-election

1886 Gwydir by-election Thursday 10 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Hassall (elected) | Thomas Hassall (elected) | 482 | 58.1 |
| Thomas Mayne | Thomas Mayne | 211 | 25.5 |
| James Wearne | James Wearne | 136 | 16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 829 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 829 | 38.1 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Friday 23 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Campbell (re-elected) | William Campbell (re-elected) | 376 | 54.3 |
| Thomas Dangar (defeated) | Thomas Dangar (defeated) | 317 | 45.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 693 | 96.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 720 | 36.7 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Wednesday 13 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Campbell (re-elected) | William Campbell (re-elected) | 405 | 68.4 |
| Thomas Hassall | Thomas Hassall | 187 | 31.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 592 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 603 | 35.8 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Tuesday 30 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Campbell (elected) | William Campbell (elected) | unopposed | |

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

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Monday 5 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1874-75

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Saturday 26 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 540 | 58.2 |
| Captain W H Mosely | Captain W H Mosely | 388 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 928 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 942 | 37.3 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Thursday 21 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 213 | 29.9 |
| Adolph Goldman | Adolph Goldman | 163 | 22.9 |
| John Macansh | John Macansh | 161 | 22.6 |
| Alexander Bowman | Alexander Bowman | 103 | 14.5 |
| David Jones | David Jones | 73 | 10.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 713 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 733 | 38.5 |

### Elections in the 1860s
#### 1869-70

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Friday 24 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 369 | 83.1 |
| Edward Sharp | Edward Sharp | 75 | 16.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 444 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 456 | 29.5 |

#### 1865 by-election

1865 Gwydir by-election Thursday 29 June and Thursday 20 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 246 | 59.7 |
| John Single | John Single | 165 | 40.0 |
| Thomas Dangar Sr | Thomas Dangar Sr | 1 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 412 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 412 | 36.3 |

#### 1865

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Tuesday 24 January 1865 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Dangar (elected) | Thomas Dangar (elected) | 145 | 52.2 |
| John Single | John Single | 92 | 33.1 |
| Francis Rusden (defeated) | Francis Rusden (defeated) | 41 | 14.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 278 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 278 | 29.5 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Wednesday 19 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Francis Rusden (elected) | Francis Rusden (elected) | 38 | 59.4 |
| Richard Jenkins (defeated) | Richard Jenkins (defeated) | 26 | 40.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 64 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 64 | 10.6 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Gwydir Thursday 7 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Jenkins (re-elected) | Richard Jenkins (re-elected) | unopposed | |