# Electoral results for the district of The Hastings (New South Wales)

The Hastings, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1859 | Henry Flett | None |
| 1860 | Henry Flett | None |
| 1864 | William Forster | None |
| 1869 | Horace Dean | None |
| 1870 by | Horace Dean | None |
| 1870 re-count | Robert Smith | None |
| 1872 | Robert Smith | None |
| 1874 | Robert Smith | None |
| 1877 | Robert Smith | None |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Saturday 3 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (re-elected) | Robert Smith (re-elected) | 1,018 | 94.2 |
| Thomas Amos | Thomas Amos | 63 | 5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,081 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | 34.5 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Thursday 24 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (re-elected) | Robert Smith (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Thursday 29 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (re-elected) | Robert Smith (re-elected) | 907 | 47.0 |
| Eugene Fattorini | Eugene Fattorini | 586 | 30.4 |
| James Garvan | James Garvan | 435 | 22.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,928 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,928 | 59.9 |

#### 1870 re-count

1870 The Hastings election re-count Friday 23 September :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Smith (elected) | Robert Smith (elected) | N/A | |

#### 1870 by-election

1870 The Hastings by-election Monday 4 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Horace Dean (elected) | Horace Dean (elected) | 953 | 68.4 |
| Robert Smith | Robert Smith | 441 | 31.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,394 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 47.5 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Thursday 23 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Horace Dean (elected) | Horace Dean (elected) | 474 | 32.0 |
| Robert Smith | Robert Smith | 444 | 30.0 |
| Henry Flett | Henry Flett | 307 | 20.7 |
| William Forster | William Forster | 253 | 17.1 |
| Geoffrey Eagar | Geoffrey Eagar | 2 | 0.1 |
| Ebenezer Vickery | Ebenezer Vickery | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,481 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 56.4 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Saturday 24 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Forster (elected) | William Forster (elected) | 530 | 47.4 |
| Henry Flett (defeated) | Henry Flett (defeated) | 328 | 29.3 |
| Horace Dean | Horace Dean | 260 | 23.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,118 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,133 | 62.4 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Friday 21 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Flett (re-elected) | Henry Flett (re-elected) | 278 | 53.8 |
| Frederick Panton | Frederick Panton | 191 | 36.9 |
| Robert Ross | Robert Ross | 40 | 7.7 |
| Isaac Aaron | Isaac Aaron | 8 | 1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 517 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 536 | 32.5 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Hastings Friday 1 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Flett (elected) | Henry Flett (elected) | 321 | 40.8 |
| J Andrews | J Andrews | 278 | 35.4 |
| Frederick Panton | Frederick Panton | 186 | 23.7 |
| James McCarthy | James McCarthy | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 786 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 786 | 56.3 |