# Electoral results for the district of Paterson

The Paterson, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1894.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1859 | William Arnold | None |
| 1860 | William Arnold | None |
| 1864 | William Arnold | None |
| 1869 | William Arnold | None |
| 1872 | William Arnold | None |
| 1874 | William Arnold | None |
| 1875 by | Herbert Brown | None |
| 1877 | Herbert Brown | None |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Saturday 27 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Herbert Brown (re-elected) | Herbert Brown (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1875 by-election

1875 Paterson by-election Thursday 18 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Herbert Brown (elected) | Herbert Brown (elected) | 149 | 53.2 |
| James Brunker | James Brunker | 81 | 28.9 |
| Robert Park | Robert Park | 27 | 9.6 |
| Marshall Burdekin | Marshall Burdekin | 19 | 6.8 |
| John Jurley | John Jurley | 2 | 0.7 |
| John Nowlan | John Nowlan | 2 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 280 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 288 | 52.3 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Friday 18 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Arnold (re-elected) | William Arnold (re-elected) | 205 | 56.9 |
| Herbert Brown | Herbert Brown | 155 | 43.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 360 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 368 | 66.8 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Saturday 17 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Arnold (re-elected) | William Arnold (re-elected) | 144 | 96.0 |
| George Townshend | George Townshend | 6 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 150 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 150 | 25.0 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Wednesday 15 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Arnold (re-elected) | William Arnold (re-elected) | 285 | 76.2 |
| Herbert Brown | Herbert Brown | 88 | 23.5 |
| George Townshend | George Townshend | 1 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 374 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 374 | 64.2 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Wednesday 14 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Arnold (re-elected) | William Arnold (re-elected) | 217 | 62.0 |
| Geoffrey Eagar | Geoffrey Eagar | 133 | 38.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 350 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 350 | 65.3 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Saturday 8 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Arnold (re-elected) | William Arnold (re-elected) | 95 | 96.9 |
| Edward Druitt | Edward Druitt | 3 | 3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 98 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 92 | 20.0 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Paterson Thursday 16 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Arnold (re-elected) | William Arnold (re-elected) | 159 | 70.4 |
| Henry Dangar | Henry Dangar | 62 | 27.4 |
| William Bucknell | William Bucknell | 5 | 2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 226 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 223 | 54.3 |