# Electoral results for the district of Macleay

The Macleay, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1880 and abolished in 1894.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1880 | Robert Smith | None |
| 1882 | Robert Smith | None |
| 1885 | Robert Smith | None |
| 1887 | Robert Smith | Protectionist | Member | Party |
| 1889 | Otho Dangar | Protectionist | | Patrick Hogan | Protectionist |
| 1891 | Otho Dangar | Protectionist | | Patrick Hogan | Protectionist |
| 1893 by | Francis Clarke | Protectionist | | Patrick Hogan | Protectionist |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1893 by-election

1893 The Macleay by-election Monday 29 May :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Francis Clarke (elected) | 1,035 | 55.0 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Otho Dangar (defeated) | 846 | 45.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,881 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,881 | 59.8 |
| | Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist | Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist | Swing | |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay Monday 22 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Otho Dangar (re-elected 1) | 1,042 | 27.7 |
| | Protectionist | Patrick Hogan (re-elected 2) | 761 | 20.2 |
| | Protectionist | John McLaughlin | 721 | 19.2 |
| | Protectionist | E Rudder | 683 | 18.1 |
| | Protectionist | L Boshell | 558 | 14.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,765 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | 70.7 |
| | Protectionist hold 1 | Protectionist hold 1 | | |
| | Member changed to Ind. Protectionist from Protectionist | Member changed to Ind. Protectionist from Protectionist | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay Saturday 16 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Patrick Hogan (elected 1) | 1,201 | 34.5 | |
| | Protectionist | Otho Dangar (elected 2) | 1,145 | 32.9 | |
| | Free Trade | Charles Jeanneret | 272 | 7.8 | |
| | Free Trade | Edmund Woodhouse | 208 | 6.0 | |
| | Protectionist | Phillip Hill | 204 | 5.9 | |
| | Protectionist | Alfred Salmon | 196 | 5.6 | |
| | Protectionist | Enoch Rudder | 139 | 4.0 | |
| | Protectionist | Frederick Panton | 118 | 3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,483 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,993 | 55.6 | |
| | Protectionist hold 1 and win 1 | Protectionist hold 1 and win 1 | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay Wednesday 23 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Robert Smith (re-elected) | 945 | 58.0 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Enoch Rudder | 684 | 42.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,629 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 31 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 54.8 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay Monday 19 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (re-elected) | Robert Smith (re-elected) | 1,108 | 69.0 |
| Otho Dangar | Otho Dangar | 499 | 31.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,607 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | 64.0 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay Friday 8 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (re-elected) | Robert Smith (re-elected) | 685 | 65.5 |
| Enoch Rudder | Enoch Rudder | 361 | 34.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,046 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 56.1 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Macleay Tuesday 23 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (re-elected) | Robert Smith (re-elected) | unopposed | |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |