# Electoral results for the district of Shoalhaven

Shoalhaven, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.
| Member | Party | Period |
| 1859 | John Garrett | None |
| 1860 | John Garrett | None |
| 1862 by | John Robertson | None |
| 1864 | Thomas Garrett | None |
| 1869 | Thomas Garrett | None |
| 1871 by | James Warden | None |
| 1872 | James Warden | None |
| 1874 | James Warden | None |
| 1877 | John Roseby | None |
| 1880 | John Roseby | None |
| 1882 | Frederick Humphery | None |
| 1885 | Frederick Humphery | None |
| 1887 | William Fraser Martin | Free Trade |
| 1889 | Philip Morton | Free Trade |
| 1891 | Philip Morton | Free Trade |
| 1895 | Philip Morton | Ind. Free Trade |
| 1898 | David Davis | Ind. Protectionist |
| 1901 | Mark Morton | Liberal Reform |

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

1901 New South Wales state election: The Shoalhaven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | Mark Morton | 927 | 55.5 | |
| | Progressive | David Davis | 742 | 44.5 | -11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,669 | 99.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,683 | 83.7 | +22.0 |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Ind. Progressive | Liberal Reform gain from Ind. Progressive | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Shoalhaven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Federalist | David Davis | 882 | 55.9 |
| | National Federal | Philip Morton | 695 | 44.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,577 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 70.9 |
| | Independent Federalist gain from Ind. Free Trade | Independent Federalist gain from Ind. Free Trade | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Shoalhaven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Philip Morton | 755 | 56.6 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Kennedy | 571 | 42.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | W Reid | 7 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,333 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 70.5 |
| | Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade | Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Shoalhaven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Philip Morton | 690 | 42.0 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Kennedy | 495 | 30.1 |
| | Protectionist | John McLean | 339 | 20.6 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | George Sinclair | 121 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,645 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | 83.7 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Friday 19 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Philip Morton (re-elected) | 1,268 | 60.3 |
| | Labour | John Maclean | 836 | 39.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,104 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,143 | 76.3 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Wednesday 13 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Philip Morton (elected) | 1,233 | 68.4 |
| | Protectionist | William Lovegrove | 569 | 31.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,802 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 73.3 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Monday 14 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | William Martin (elected) | 853 | 51.7 |
| | Protectionist | William Lovegrove | 798 | 48.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,651 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | 76.9 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Monday 19 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Frederick Humphery (re-elected) | Frederick Humphery (re-elected) | 850 | 54.6 |
| William Martin | William Martin | 706 | 45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,556 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,578 | 78.0 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Thursday 7 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Frederick Humphery (elected) | Frederick Humphery (elected) | 790 | 52.4 |
| John Roseby (defeated) | John Roseby (defeated) | 719 | 47.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,509 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,530 | 78.8 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Tuesday 23 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Roseby (re-elected) | John Roseby (re-elected) | 859 | 52.8 |
| Frederick Humphery | Frederick Humphery | 767 | 47.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,626 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 85.4 |

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

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Wednesday 31 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Roseby (elected) | John Roseby (elected) | 591 | 50.5 |
| Thomas Richards | Thomas Richards | 579 | 49.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,170 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | 76.6 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Friday 18 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Warden (re-elected) | James Warden (re-elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Tuesday 5 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Warden (re-elected) | James Warden (re-elected) | 622 | 54.7 |
| John Roseby | John Roseby | 515 | 45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,137 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,163 | 76.1 |

#### 1871 by-election

1871 Shoalhaven by-election Monday 21 August :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Warden (elected) | James Warden (elected) | Unopposed | |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Tuesday 14 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Garrett (re-elected) | Thomas Garrett (re-elected) | 633 | 54.4 |
| Samuel Goold | Samuel Goold | 530 | 45.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,163 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,190 | 83.0 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Wednesday 21 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Garrett (re-elected) | Thomas Garrett (re-elected) | 472 | 52.6 |
| Richard Kemp | Richard Kemp | 350 | 39.0 |
| R Seccombe | R Seccombe | 76 | 8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 898 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 70.4 |

#### 1862 by-election

1862 Shoalhaven by-election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (elected) | John Robertson (elected) | Unopposed | |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Monday 17 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Garrett (re-elected) | John Garrett (re-elected) | 384 | 55.6 |
| Richard Kemp | Richard Kemp | 307 | 44.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 691 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 69.7 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Shoalhaven Tuesday 21 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Garrett (elected) | John Garrett (elected) | 281 | 41.6 |
| Charles Blakeney | Charles Blakeney | 222 | 32.8 |
| Alexander Campbell | Alexander Campbell | 156 | 23.1 |
| George Alley | George Alley | 17 | 2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 676 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 676 | 73.8 |