# Electoral results for the district of Morpeth

Morpeth, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1859 | Edward Close | None |
| 1860 by | Samuel Cohen | None |
| 1860 | David Buchanan | None |
| 1862 by | Edward Close | None |
| 1864 | James Campbell | None |
| 1869 | James Campbell | None |
| 1872 | James Campbell | None |
| 1874 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1877 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1880 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1882 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1885 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1887 | John Bowes | Protectionist |
| 1889 | Myles McRae | Protectionist |
| 1891 | John Bowes | Protectionist |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Wednesday 17 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | John Bowes (elected) | 509 | 53.6 |
| | Free Trade | William Arnold | 357 | 37.6 |
| | Protectionist | John Courtney | 50 | 5.3 |
| | Free Trade | Malcolm Martin | 33 | 3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 949 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 964 | 75.4 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Saturday 9 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Myles McRae (elected) | 375 | 37.5 |
| | Protectionist | John Bowes | 356 | 35.6 |
| | Free Trade | John Clarke | 270 | 27.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,001 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,013 | 77.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Wednesday 16 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | John Bowes (elected) | 541 | 58.2 |
| | Free Trade | Myles McRae | 388 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 929 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 | 75.3 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Thursday 22 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | 536 | 56.7 |
| Robert Pierce | Robert Pierce | 409 | 43.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 945 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 2 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 79.7 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Wednesday 13 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | 554 | 62.9 |
| Archibald Jacob (defeated) | Archibald Jacob (defeated) | 327 | 37.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 881 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 904 | 77.8 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Thursday 18 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | unopposed | |

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

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Monday 29 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Thursday 17 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (elected) | Robert Wisdom (elected) | 300 | 56.9 |
| Pierce O'Keeffe | Pierce O'Keeffe | 177 | 33.6 |
| Myles McRae | Myles McRae | 50 | 9.5 |
| William Bellamy | William Bellamy | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 527 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 551 | 71.7 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Tuesday 20 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Campbell (re-elected) | James Campbell (re-elected) | 309 | 66.7 |
| John Keating | John Keating | 144 | 31.1 |
| J D Nelson | J D Nelson | 10 | 2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 463 | 89.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 517 | 65.2 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Friday 17 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Campbell (re-elected) | James Campbell (re-elected) | 397 | 65.3 |
| John Keating | John Keating | 211 | 34.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 608 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 623 | 75.9 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Tuesday 13 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Campbell (elected) | James Campbell (elected) | 315 | 59.8 |
| John Keating | John Keating | 212 | 40.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 527 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 61.1 |

#### 1862 by-election

1862 Morpeth by-election Thursday 18 September :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Close (elected) | Edward Close (elected) | 330 | 68.5 |
| David Buchanan (defeated) | David Buchanan (defeated) | 152 | 31.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 482 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 482 | 61.5 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Friday 14 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Buchanan (elected) | David Buchanan (elected) | 285 | 54.4 |
| Samuel Cohen (defeated) | Samuel Cohen (defeated) | 239 | 45.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 524 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 524 | 64.8 |

#### 1860 by-election

1860 Morpeth by-election Tuesday 7 August :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Samuel Cohen (elected) | Samuel Cohen (elected) | 312 | 59.8 |
| David Buchanan | David Buchanan | 210 | 40.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 522 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 522 | 64.5 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Morpeth Friday 24 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Close (elected) | Edward Close (elected) | 280 | 54.8 |
| Samuel Gordon | Samuel Gordon | 231 | 45.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 231 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 511 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 511 | 68.2 |