# Electoral results for the district of Gundagai

Gundagai, 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 | William Forster | None |
| 1882 by | Bruce Smith | None |
| 1882 | Bruce Smith | None |
| 1884 by | James Watson | None |
| 1885 | Jack Want | None |
| 1887 | Jack Want | Ind. Free Trade |
| 1889 | John Barnes | Protectionist |
| 1891 | John Barnes | Protectionist |
| 1894 | John Barnes | Protectionist |
| 1895 | John Barnes | Protectionist |
| 1898 | John Barnes | Protectionist |
| 1901 | John Barnes | Progressive |

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

1901 New South Wales state election: Gundagai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | John Barnes | 785 | 39.4 | -0.3 |
| | Independent | Walter Griffin | 709 | 35.6 | |
| | Liberal Reform | John Miller | 449 | 22.5 | |
| | Independent Liberal | James Cook | 49 | 2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,992 | 98.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,014 | 69.5 | 4.0 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | John Barnes | 591 | 39.7 |
| | Independent Federalist | John Miller | 511 | 34.3 |
| | Independent Federalist | Waldo Sibthorpe | 316 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | William Matchett | 70 | 4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,488 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 63.5 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | John Barnes | 648 | 47.8 |
| | Labour | John Day | 464 | 34.2 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John Miller | 244 | 18.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,356 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | 66.9 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | John Barnes | 699 | 46.3 |
| | Independent Labour | Robert McCook | 385 | 25.5 |
| | Free Trade | Frederick Pinkstone | 333 | 22.1 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Richard Ramsden | 92 | 6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,509 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | 77.8 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai Saturday 27 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | John Barnes (elected) | 887 | 62.2 |
| | Free Trade | Henry Deakin | 540 | 37.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,427 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 64.1 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai Saturday 9 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | John Barnes (elected) | 686 | 54.1 |
| | Protectionist | John McLaughlin | 582 | 45.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,268 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,298 | 58.4 |
| | Protectionist gain from Ind. Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Ind. Free Trade | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai Wednesday 16 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Jack Want (re-elected) | 701 | 55.3 |
| | Protectionist | Robert Newman | 566 | 44.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,267 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,286 | 49.2 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai Thursday 22 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack Want (elected) | Jack Want (elected) | 943 | 62.8 |
| Gerard Phillips | Gerard Phillips | 559 | 37.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,502 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 64.1 |

#### 1884 by-election

1884 Gundagai by-election Tuesday 22 April :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Watson (elected) | James Watson (elected) | 558 | 50.3 |
| Jack Want | Jack Want | 552 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,110 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,110 | 61.1 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai Wednesday 13 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bruce Smith (re-elected) | Bruce Smith (re-elected) | 588 | 62.9 |
| Frederick Pinkstone | Frederick Pinkstone | 347 | 37.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 935 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 951 | 54.5 |

#### 1882 by-election

1882 Gundagai by-election Thursday 23 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bruce Smith (elected) | Bruce Smith (elected) | 380 | 70.5 |
| George Wallace | George Wallace | 92 | 17.1 |
| Robert Barbour | Robert Barbour | 67 | 12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 539 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 539 | 30.9 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Gundagai Tuesday 30 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Forster (elected) | William Forster (elected) | 600 | 52.2 |
| Frederick Pinkstone | Frederick Pinkstone | 303 | 26.4 |
| Samuel Swift | Samuel Swift | 246 | 21.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,149 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,167 | 66.7 |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |