# Electoral results for the district of Lower Hunter

Lower Hunter, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.
| Period | Member | Party |
| 1859 | William Windeyer | None |
| 1860 | Alexander Scott | None |
| 1861 by | Richard Sadleir | None |
| 1864 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1869 | Robert Wisdom | None |
| 1872 | Archibald Jacob | None |
| 1875 | Archibald Jacob | None |
| 1877 | Archibald Jacob | None |
| 1877 by | Archibald Jacob | None |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877 by-election

1877 Lower Hunter by-election Monday 26 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | 318 | 83.7 |
| David Buchanan | David Buchanan | 62 | 16.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 380 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 395 | 54.6 |

#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Tuesday 30 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1875

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Monday 4 January 1875 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | 259 | 53.7 |
| Walter Cooper | Walter Cooper | 219 | 45.4 |
| Archibald Hamilton | Archibald Hamilton | 4 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 482 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 498 | 75.3 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Thursday 7 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Archibald Jacob (elected) | Archibald Jacob (elected) | 258 | 50.9 |
| Robert Wisdom (defeated) | Robert Wisdom (defeated) | 249 | 49.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 507 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 520 | 77.6 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Friday 17 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | 281 | 51.4 |
| Archibald Jacob | Archibald Jacob | 266 | 48.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 547 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 560 | 78.3 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Thursday 8 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | Robert Wisdom (re-elected) | 283 | 50.9 |
| Archibald Jacob | Archibald Jacob | 273 | 49.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 556 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 556 | 70.5 |

#### 1861 by-election

1861 Lower Hunter by-election Friday 19 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Sadleir (elected) | Richard Sadleir (elected) | 319 | 71.0 |
| Thomas Argent | Thomas Argent | 130 | 29.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 449 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 449 | 52.1 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Saturday 15 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alexander Scott (elected) | Alexander Scott (elected) | 238 | 51.5 |
| Richard Sadlier | Richard Sadlier | 224 | 48.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 462 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 462 | 56.3 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Lower Hunter Wednesday 29 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Windeyer (elected) | William Windeyer (elected) | 316 | 72.6 |
| James Williamson | James Williamson | 119 | 27.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 435 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 435 | 64.1 |