# Electoral results for the district of Patrick's Plains

Patrick's Plains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.
| Member | Party | Term |
| 1859 | William Russell | None |
| 1860 | William Lesley | None |
| 1861 by | Joseph Harpur | None |
| 1864 | Bowie Wilson | None |
| 1866 by | Bowie Wilson | None |
| 1869 | James Hoskins | None |
| 1872 | William Browne | None |
| 1874 | William Browne | None |
| 1877 | William Browne | None |
| 1880 | John Brown | None |
| 1882 | Albert Gould | None |
| 1885 | Albert Gould | None |
| 1887 | Albert Gould | Free Trade |
| 1889 | Albert Gould | Free Trade |
| 1891 | Albert Gould | Free Trade |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Friday 19 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Albert Gould (re-elected) | 790 | 58.1 |
| | Protectionist | Alfred De Lissa | 570 | 41.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,360 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 70.7 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Saturday 9 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Albert Gould (elected) | 667 | 51.8 |
| | Protectionist | William Browne | 620 | 48.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,287 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | 72.4 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 10 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | Albert Gould (re-elected) | unopposed | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 10 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | Albert Gould (re-elected) | unopposed | | |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Wednesday 28 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Albert Gould (re-elected) | Albert Gould (re-elected) | 676 | 55.2 |
| William Browne | William Browne | 548 | 44.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,224 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | 78.6 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 7 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Albert Gould (elected) | Albert Gould (elected) | 393 | 38.4 |
| William Browne | William Browne | 359 | 35.1 |
| James Hutchinson | James Hutchinson | 230 | 22.5 |
| John Elliott | John Elliott | 41 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,023 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 67.0 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 25 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Brown (elected) | John Brown (elected) | 493 | 50.3 |
| William Browne (defeated) | William Browne (defeated) | 487 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 980 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 66.2 |

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

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Tuesday 30 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Browne (re-elected) | William Browne (re-elected) | 468 | 63.6 |
| William Durham | William Durham | 268 | 36.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 736 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 52.8 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Wednesday 16 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Browne (re-elected) | William Browne (re-elected) | 664 | 75.0 |
| Alexander Bowman | Alexander Bowman | 221 | 25.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 885 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 902 | 58.4 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Tuesday 27 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Browne (elected) | William Browne (elected) | 535 | 61.9 |
| Alexander Bowman | Alexander Bowman | 330 | 38.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 865 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 886 | 54.0 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 23 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Hoskins (re-elected) | James Hoskins (re-elected) | 482 | 54.2 |
| Bowie Wilson (defeated) | Bowie Wilson (defeated) | 407 | 45.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 889 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 910 | 54.9 |

#### 1866 by-election

1866 Patrick's Plains by-election Thursday 8 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bowie Wilson (re-elected) | Bowie Wilson (re-elected) | 339 | 70.5 |
| E E Darvall | E E Darvall | 142 | 29.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 481 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 481 | 29.4 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Friday 9 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bowie Wilson (re-elected) | Bowie Wilson (re-elected) | 314 | 56.3 |
| John Waller | John Waller | 244 | 43.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 558 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 579 | 37.8 |

#### 1861 by-election

1861 Patrick's Plains by-election Thursday 4 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Harpur (elected) | Joseph Harpur (elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 13 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Lesley (elected) | William Lesley (elected) | 261 | 58.1 |
| William Russell (defeated) | William Russell (defeated) | 177 | 39.4 |
| Walter Rotton | Walter Rotton | 11 | 2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 449 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 469 | 47.5 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Patrick's Plains Thursday 30 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Russell (elected) | William Russell (elected) | 264 | 57.4 |
| James Dickson | James Dickson | 196 | 42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 460 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 460 | 53.3 |