# Electoral results for the district of Gunnedah

Gunnedah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1880 | Joseph Abbott | None |
| 1882 | Joseph Abbott | None |
| 1885 | Joseph Abbott | None |
| 1887 | Thomas Goodwin | Protectionist |
| 1888 by | Edwin Turner | Free Trade |
| 1889 | Edwin Turner | Free Trade |
| 1891 | John Kirkpatrick | Labour |
| 1894 | John Kirkpatrick | Labour |
| 1895 | Thomas Goodwin | Protectionist |
| 1898 | Thomas Goodwin | Protectionist |
| 1901 | David Hall | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Gunnedah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Hall | 1,008 | | +61.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Wills-Allen | 639 | 38.8 | +13.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,647 | 99.3 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.7 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | 60.4 | 11.4 |
| | Labour gain from Progressive | Labour gain from Progressive | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | Thomas Goodwin | 631 | 62.5 |
| | Free Trade | John Kirkpatrick | 256 | 25.4 |
| | Independent Federalist | William Case | 123 | 12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,010 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,023 | 49.0 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Goodwin | 649 | 59.1 |
| | Labour | Samuel Hutchin | 422 | 38.4 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | John Rogers | 28 | 2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,099 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | 59.8 |
| | Protectionist gain from Labour | Protectionist gain from Labour | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kirkpatrick | 674 | 54.8 |
| | Protectionist | Job Sheldon | 477 | 38.8 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Silas Rose | 42 | 3.4 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | George Birney | 26 | 2.1 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Jonathan Rendalls | 10 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,229 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | 66.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah Saturday 27 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kirkpatrick (elected) | 659 | 54.9 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Browne | 407 | 33.9 |
| | Protectionist | Michael Burke | 76 | 6.3 |
| | Protectionist | Robert Doolan | 58 | 4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,200 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | 53.6 |
| | Labour gain from Free Trade | Labour gain from Free Trade | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah Saturday 9 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Edwin Turner (elected) | 658 | 58.2 |
| | Protectionist | Harold Tilley | 472 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,130 | 95.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,185 | 59.8 |
| | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | | |

#### 1888 by-election

1888 Gunnedah by-election Wednesday 12 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Edwin Turner (elected) | 475 | 57.9 |
| | Protectionist | William Poole | 346 | 42.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 821 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | 41.4 |
| | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah Wednesday 16 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Goodwin (elected) | 616 | 62.7 |
| | Free Trade | J Poole | 367 | 37.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 983 | 95.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | 50.3 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah Monday 19 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Abbott (re-elected) | Joseph Abbott (re-elected) | 706 | 59.7 |
| Ethelbert Clemesha | Ethelbert Clemesha | 476 | 40.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,182 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,223 | 62.6 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah Wednesday 20 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Abbott (re-elected) | Joseph Abbott (re-elected) | 616 | 79.3 |
| William Douglass | William Douglass | 161 | 20.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 777 | 95.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 837 | 40.1 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Gunnedah Monday 29 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Abbott (elected) | Joseph Abbott (elected) | 714 | 61.1 |
| Thomas Browne | Thomas Browne | 454 | 38.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,168 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,198 | 62.5 |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |