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

Wellington, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1859 | Nicolas Hyeronimus | None |
| 1860 by | Silvanus Daniel | None |
| 1860 | Silvanus Daniel | None |
| 1862 by | Saul Samuel | None |
| 1864 | Saul Samuel | None |
| 1868 by | Saul Samuel | None |
| 1869 | Gerald Spring | None |
| 1872 | John Smith | None |
| 1875 | John Smith | None |
| 1877 | John Shepherd | None |
| 1880 | Edmund Barton | None |
| 1882 | David Ferguson | None |
| 1885 | David Ferguson | None |
| 1887 | David Ferguson | Protectionist |
| 1889 | David Ferguson | Protectionist |
| 1891 by | Thomas York | Protectionist |
| 1891 | Thomas York | Protectionist |
| 1894 | John Haynes | Free Trade |
| 1895 | John Haynes | Free Trade |
| 1898 | John Haynes | Free Trade |
| 1901 | John Haynes | Liberal Reform |

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

1901 New South Wales state election: Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | John Haynes | 1,239 | 54.1 | -2.9 |
| | Progressive | John McEwen | 1,053 | 45.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,292 | 100.0 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,292 | 61.1 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Haynes | 1,026 | 57.0 |
| | National Federal | William Galloway | 775 | 43.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,801 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,829 | 61.9 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Haynes | 1,035 | 60.9 |
| | Protectionist | Louis Veech | 666 | 39.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,701 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | 66.2 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | John Haynes | 831 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | Michael O'Halloran | 607 | 29.8 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas York | 580 | 28.5 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | H Boehme | 20 | 1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,038 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,079 | 80.0 |
| | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | | |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Saturday 20 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Thomas York (re-elected) | 448 | 38.5 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Quirk | 383 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | Michael O'Halloran | 332 | 28.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,163 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 71.0 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1891 by-election

1891 Wellington by-election Friday 29 May :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Thomas York (elected) | 292 | 31.0 | |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Quirk | 285 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Halloran | 221 | 23.4 | |
| | Labour | Alexander Riddel | 145 | 15.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 943 | 100.0 | +3.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 58.5 | +1.9 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Saturday 2 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | David Ferguson (elected) | 454 | 53.4 |
| | Free Trade | H Montagu | 318 | 37.4 |
| | Protectionist | Michael O'Halloran | 78 | 9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 850 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 879 | 56.6 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Saturday 19 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | David Ferguson (re-elected) | 547 | 64.4 |
| | Free Trade | W J Hill | 303 | 35.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 850 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 64.5 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Tuesday 20 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Ferguson (re-elected) | David Ferguson (re-elected) | 458 | 58.9 |
| Paddy Crick | Paddy Crick | 258 | 33.2 |
| E Bennett | E Bennett | 61 | 7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 777 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 59.8 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Monday 11 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Ferguson (elected) | David Ferguson (elected) | 518 | 78.5 |
| William Shorter | William Shorter | 142 | 21.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 660 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 684 | 53.9 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Monday 29 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edmund Barton (re-elected) | Edmund Barton (re-elected) | unopposed | |

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

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Friday 2 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Shepherd (elected) | John Shepherd (elected) | 741 | 50.2 |
| Patrick Jennings | Patrick Jennings | 595 | 40.3 |
| Thomas Wythes | Thomas Wythes | 139 | 9.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,475 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | 60.9 |

#### 1875

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Thursday 7 January 1875 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Smith (re-elected) | John Smith (re-elected) | 573 | 41.2 |
| Thomas Wythes | Thomas Wythes | 524 | 37.7 |
| John Hurley (defeated) | John Hurley (defeated) | 294 | 21.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,391 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 52.4 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Wednesday 28 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Smith (elected) | John Smith (elected) | 164 | 34.6 |
| George Stephen | George Stephen | 149 | 31.4 |
| Gerald Spring (defeated) | Gerald Spring (defeated) | 100 | 21.1 |
| Andrew Ross | Andrew Ross | 61 | 12.9 |
| William Dalley | William Dalley | 0 | 0.0 |
| William Forlonge | William Forlonge | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 474 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 591 | 37.8 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Tuesday 28 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gerald Spring (elected) | Gerald Spring (elected) | 238 | 66.7 |
| Andrew Ross | Andrew Ross | 62 | 17.4 |
| Charles Blakefield | Charles Blakefield | 57 | 16.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 357 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 357 | 26.5 |

#### 1868 by-election

1868 Wellington by-election Thursday 8 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Saul Samuel (re-elected) | Saul Samuel (re-elected) | 173 | 68.9 |
| Philip Holdsworth | Philip Holdsworth | 78 | 31.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 251 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 251 | 20.5 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Wednesday 21 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Saul Samuel (re-elected) | Saul Samuel (re-elected) | 345 | 66.4 |
| James Martin | James Martin | 175 | 33.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 520 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 520 | 33.5 |

#### 1862 by-election

1861 Wellington by-election Wednesday 26 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Saul Samuel (elected) | Saul Samuel (elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Saturday 15 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Silvanus Daniel (re-elected) | Silvanus Daniel (re-elected) | 174 | 76.7 |
| E B Cornish | E B Cornish | 53 | 23.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 227 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 237 | 25.9 |

#### 1860 by-election

1860 Wellington by-election Thursday 26 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Silvanus Daniel (elected) | Silvanus Daniel (elected) | 165 | 78.2 |
| James Garland | James Garland | 46 | 21.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 548 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 548 | 58.0 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Wellington Wednesday 15 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Nicolas Hyeronimus (elected) | Nicolas Hyeronimus (elected) | 100 | 52.9 |
| Arthur Holroyd | Arthur Holroyd | 89 | 47.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 189 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 189 | 29.2 |