# Electoral results for the district of West Sydney

West Sydney, 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 | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1859 | John Lang | None | James Pemell | None | John Plunkett | None | Thomas Broughton | None |
| 1860 | John Lang | None | William Windeyer | None | Daniel Dalgleish | None | William Love | None |
| Jan 1863 by | John Lang | None | Geoffrey Eagar | None | Daniel Dalgleish | None | William Love | None |
| Oct 1863 by | John Lang | None | Geoffrey Eagar | None | Daniel Dalgleish | None | William Love | None |
| 1864 | John Lang | None | John Darvall | None | John Robertson | None | Samuel Joseph | None |
| Feb 1865 by | John Lang | None | John Darvall | None | John Robertson | None | Samuel Joseph | None |
| Jul 1865 by | John Lang | None | Geoffrey Eagar | None | John Robertson | None | Samuel Joseph | None |
| Oct 1865 by | John Lang | None | Geoffrey Eagar | None | John Robertson | None | Samuel Joseph | None |
| 1866 by | John Lang | None | Geoffrey Eagar | None | William Windeyer | None | Samuel Joseph | None |
| 1868 by | John Lang | None | Geoffrey Eagar | None | William Windeyer | None | William Campbell | None |
| 1869 | William Speer | None | John Robertson | None | William Windeyer | None | Joseph Wearne | None |
| Mar 1870 by | William Speer | None | John Robertson | None | William Windeyer | None | Joseph Wearne | None |
| Dec 1870 by | William Speer | None | John Robertson | None | William Windeyer | None | Joseph Wearne | None |
| 1872 | Joseph Raphael | None | John Robertson | None | John Booth | None | Joseph Wearne | None |
| 1874 | Henry Dangar | None | John Robertson | None | Angus Cameron | None | George Dibbs | None |
| 1877 by | Henry Dangar | None | John Robertson | None | Angus Cameron | None | George Dibbs | None |
| 1877 | John Harris | None | Daniel O'Connor | None | Angus Cameron | None | James Merriman | None |
| 1880 | William Martin | None | Daniel O'Connor | None | Angus Cameron | None | Francis Abigail | None |
| 1882 | George Merriman | None | Daniel O'Connor | None | Angus Cameron | None | Francis Abigail | None |
| 1885 | John Young | None | Daniel O'Connor | None | Alexander Kethel | None | Francis Abigail | None |
| 1887 | George Merriman | Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor | Free Trade | Alexander Kethel | Free Trade | Francis Abigail | Free Trade |
| 1889 | Alfred Lamb | Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor | Free Trade | Thomas Playfair | Free Trade | Francis Abigail | Free Trade |
| 1890 by | Adolphus Taylor | Independent | Daniel O'Connor | Free Trade | Thomas Playfair | Free Trade | Francis Abigail | Free Trade |
| 1891 | Thomas Davis | Labor | George Black | Labor | Andrew Kelly | Labor | Jack FitzGerald | Labor |

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

1891 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Wednesday 17 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack FitzGerald (elected 1) | 4,174 | 15.8 |
| | Labour | George Black (elected 2) | 4,078 | 15.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Kelly (elected 3) | 3,798 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Davis (elected 4) | 2,730 | 10.3 |
| | Protectionist | John Young | 2,601 | 9.8 |
| | Free Trade | Thomas Playfair (defeated) | 2,535 | 9.6 |
| | Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (defeated) | 2,493 | 9.4 |
| | Free Trade | Francis Abigail (defeated) | 2,326 | 8.8 |
| | Free Trade | Frederick Woolcott-Waley | 1,745 | 6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,480 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,428 | 68.6 |
| | Labour gain 3 from Free Trade and gain 1 from Independent | Labour gain 3 from Free Trade and gain 1 from Independent | | |

#### 1890 by-election

1890 West Sydney by-election Wednesday 25 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Adolphus Taylor (elected) | 3,455 | 63.8 |
| | Free Trade | John Taylor | 1,963 | 36.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,418 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,534 | 51.2 |
| | Independent gain from Free Trade | Independent gain from Free Trade | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Saturday 2 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Thomas Playfair (elected 1) | 3,896 | 15.5 |
| | Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (elected 2) | 3,697 | 14.7 |
| | Free Trade | Francis Abigail (elected 3) | 3,678 | 14.6 |
| | Free Trade | Alfred Lamb (elected 4) | 3,552 | 14.1 |
| | Protectionist | John Young | 2,788 | 11.1 |
| | Protectionist | Arthur Nelson | 2,566 | 10.2 |
| | Protectionist | Francis Freehill | 2,549 | 10.1 |
| | Protectionist | John Wearne | 2,416 | 9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,142 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,977 | 61.2 |
| | Free Trade hold 4 | Free Trade hold 4 | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Saturday 5 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Francis Abigail (re-elected 1) | 3,688 | 19.9 |
| | Free Trade | Alexander Kethel (re-elected 2) | 3,450 | 18.6 |
| | Free Trade | George Merriman (elected 3) | 3,049 | 16.4 |
| | Free Trade | Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 4) | 2,988 | 16.1 |
| | Protectionist | John Young (defeated) | 2,246 | 12.1 |
| | Protectionist | Arthur Nelson | 1,212 | 6.5 |
| | Protectionist | William Westman | 977 | 5.3 |
| | Free Trade | William Pritchard | 972 | 5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,582 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,429 | 64.5 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Friday 16 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alexander Kethel (elected 1) | Alexander Kethel (elected 1) | 3,515 | 21.0 |
| Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | 3,057 | 18.3 |
| Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) | Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) | 3,043 | 18.2 |
| John Young (elected 4) | John Young (elected 4) | 2,870 | 17.2 |
| Angus Cameron (defeated) | Angus Cameron (defeated) | 2,388 | 14.3 |
| George Merriman (defeated) | George Merriman (defeated) | 1,853 | 11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,726 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 7,140 | 68.4 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Tuesday 5 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 1) | Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 1) | 2,967 | 20.7 |
| George Merriman (elected 2) | George Merriman (elected 2) | 2,519 | 17.5 |
| Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) | Francis Abigail (re-elected 3) | 2,340 | 16.3 |
| Angus Cameron (re-elected 4) | Angus Cameron (re-elected 4) | 2,176 | 15.2 |
| William Martin (defeated) | William Martin (defeated) | 2,070 | 14.4 |
| Edward O'Sullivan | Edward O'Sullivan | 1,627 | 11.3 |
| Charles Pilcher (defeated) | Charles Pilcher (defeated) | 362 | 2.5 |
| Jeremiah Murphy | Jeremiah Murphy | 306 | 2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,367 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,416 | 58.1 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Monday 22 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Angus Cameron (re-elected 1) | Angus Cameron (re-elected 1) | 3,070 | 18.5 |
| Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | Daniel O'Connor (re-elected 2) | 2,687 | 16.2 |
| Francis Abigail (elected 3) | Francis Abigail (elected 3) | 2,226 | 13.4 |
| William Martin (elected 4) | William Martin (elected 4) | 2,206 | 13.3 |
| John Harris (defeated) | John Harris (defeated) | 2,033 | 12.2 |
| Thomas White | Thomas White | 1,197 | 7.2 |
| Charles Roberts | Charles Roberts | 1,109 | 6.7 |
| David Buchanan | David Buchanan | 999 | 6.0 |
| John Harris Snr | John Harris Snr | 571 | 3.4 |
| William Roylance | William Roylance | 511 | 3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,609 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,858 | 66.0 |

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

1877 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Thursday 25 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| James Merriman (elected 1) | James Merriman (elected 1) | 2,929 | 15.9 |
| Angus Cameron (re-elected 2) | Angus Cameron (re-elected 2) | 2,373 | 12.9 |
| Daniel O'Connor (elected 3) | Daniel O'Connor (elected 3) | 2,249 | 12.2 |
| John Harris (elected 4) | John Harris (elected 4) | 2,117 | 11.5 |
| Henry Dangar (defeated) | Henry Dangar (defeated) | 2,010 | 10.9 |
| Sir John Robertson (defeated) | Sir John Robertson (defeated) | 1,892 | 10.3 |
| Thomas White | Thomas White | 1,602 | 8.7 |
| George Dibbs (defeated) | George Dibbs (defeated) | 1,394 | 7.6 |
| Jacob Garrard | Jacob Garrard | 675 | 3.7 |
| Benjamin Palmer | Benjamin Palmer | 627 | 3.4 |
| Joseph O'Connor | Joseph O'Connor | 404 | 2.2 |
| Archibald Hamilton | Archibald Hamilton | 111 | 0.6 |
| Henry Fisher | Henry Fisher | 74 | 0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,457 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 6,542 | 64.8 |

#### 1877 by-election

1877 West Sydney by-election Monday 27 August :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sir John Robertson (re-elected) | Sir John Robertson (re-elected) | 1,703 | 54.6 |
| Thomas White | Thomas White | 1,414 | 45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,117 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,214 | 31.8 |

#### 1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Wednesday 16 December 1874 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (re-elected 1) | John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,705 | 17.6 |
| George Dibbs (elected 2) | George Dibbs (elected 2) | 2,294 | 15.0 |
| Henry Dangar (elected 3) | Henry Dangar (elected 3) | 2,207 | 14.4 |
| Angus Cameron (elected 4) | Angus Cameron (elected 4) | 2,129 | 13.9 |
| George Thornton | George Thornton | 1,888 | 12.3 |
| Joseph Wearne (defeated) | Joseph Wearne (defeated) | 1,746 | 11.4 |
| Joseph O'Connor (defeated) | Joseph O'Connor (defeated) | 1,659 | 10.8 |
| Walter Cooper (defeated) | Walter Cooper (defeated) | 436 | 2.8 |
| Joseph Raphael (defeated) | Joseph Raphael (defeated) | 267 | 1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,331 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,574 | 63.0 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Thursday 15 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Wearne (re-elected 1) | Joseph Wearne (re-elected 1) | 2,997 | 20.7 |
| John Booth (elected 2) | John Booth (elected 2) | 2,925 | 20.2 |
| John Robertson (re-elected 3) | John Robertson (re-elected 3) | 2,058 | 14.2 |
| Joseph Raphael (elected 4) | Joseph Raphael (elected 4) | 1,966 | 13.6 |
| George Lloyd (defeated) | George Lloyd (defeated) | 1,789 | 12.4 |
| William Windeyer (defeated) | William Windeyer (defeated) | 1,512 | 10.4 |
| Robert Campbell | Robert Campbell | 717 | 5.0 |
| Samuel Goold | Samuel Goold | 371 | 2.6 |
| Richard Dransfield | Richard Dransfield | 90 | 0.6 |
| Henry Fisher | Henry Fisher | 64 | 0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,489 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,851 | 53.1 |

#### December 1870 by-election

1870 West Sydney by-election Friday, 30 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (re-elected 1) | John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,536 | 38.7 |
| William Windeyer (re-elected 2) | William Windeyer (re-elected 2) | 2,393 | 36.6 |
| Joseph O'Connor | Joseph O'Connor | 1,617 | 24.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,546 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,214 | 34.8 |

#### March 1870 by-election

1870 West Sydney by-election Wednesday 2 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (elected) | John Robertson (elected) | 2,482 | 57.4 |
| John Stewart | John Stewart | 1,832 | 42.3 |
| Nicholas Eagar | Nicholas Eagar | 12 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,326 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,326 | 47.7 |

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

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Thursday 9 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joseph Wearne (elected 1) | Joseph Wearne (elected 1) | 2,977 | 17.8 |
| John Robertson (re-elected 2) | John Robertson (re-elected 2) | 2,829 | 17.0 |
| William Windeyer (re-elected 3) | William Windeyer (re-elected 3) | 2,739 | 16.4 |
| William Speer (elected 4) | William Speer (elected 4) | 2,664 | 16.0 |
| William Campbell (defeated) | William Campbell (defeated) | 2,602 | 15.6 |
| Geoffrey Eagar (defeated) | Geoffrey Eagar (defeated) | 2,353 | 14.1 |
| Alexander Richardson | Alexander Richardson | 526 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,690 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,172 | 57.1 |

#### 1868 by-election

1868 West Sydney by-election Tuesday 15 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Campbell (elected) | William Campbell (elected) | 2,175 | 52.2 |
| Joseph Wearne | Joseph Wearne | 1,982 | 47.5 |
| Richard Dransfield | Richard Dransfield | 13 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,170 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,170 | 48.6 |

#### 1866 by-election

1866 West Sydney by-election Wednesday 17 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Windeyer (elected) | William Windeyer (elected) | 869 | 52.4 |
| John Robertson (defeated) | John Robertson (defeated) | 789 | 47.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,658 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | 21.2 |

#### October 1865 by-election

1865 West Sydney by-election Wednesday 18 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (elected) | John Robertson (elected) | unopposed | |

#### July 1865 by-election

1865 West Sydney by-election Friday 7 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,314 | 53.8 |
| William Love | William Love | 1,130 | 46.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,444 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,444 | 31.3 |

#### February 1865 by-election

1865 West Sydney by-election Saturday 18 February :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (re-elected 1) | John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 1,113 | 40.2 |
| John Darvall (re-elected 2) | John Darvall (re-elected 2) | 1,033 | 37.4 |
| Daniel Dalgleish | Daniel Dalgleish | 620 | 22.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,766 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 18.7 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Thursday 24 November 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Robertson (re-elected 1) | John Robertson (re-elected 1) | 2,270 | 18.3 |
| John Lang (re-elected 2) | John Lang (re-elected 2) | 2,248 | 18.1 |
| Samuel Joseph (elected 3) | Samuel Joseph (elected 3) | 2,183 | 17.6 |
| John Darvall (re-elected 4) | John Darvall (re-elected 4) | 2,012 | 16.2 |
| Geoffrey Eagar (defeated) | Geoffrey Eagar (defeated) | 1,473 | 11.9 |
| Daniel Dalgleish (defeated) | Daniel Dalgleish (defeated) | 1,187 | 9.6 |
| William Love (defeated) | William Love (defeated) | 662 | 5.3 |
| James Murphy | James Murphy | 373 | 3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,408 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,056 | 54.9 |

#### October 1863 by-election

October 1863 West Sydney by-election Friday 30 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Geoffrey Eagar (re-elected) | Geoffrey Eagar (re-elected) | 883 | 95.9 |
| Jabez Bunting | Jabez Bunting | 38 | 4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 921 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 921 | 12.9 |

#### January 1863 by-election

January 1863 West Sydney by-election Thursday 8 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,315 | 48.7 |
| William Speer | William Speer | 1,202 | 44.5 |
| William Moffatt | William Moffatt | 184 | 6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,701 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,701 | 41.8 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Wednesday 12 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lang (re-elected 1) | John Lang (re-elected 1) | 1,751 | 16.4 |
| William Windeyer (re-elected 2) | William Windeyer (re-elected 2) | 1,725 | 16.1 |
| William Love (elected 3) | William Love (elected 3) | 1,538 | 14.4 |
| Daniel Dalgleish (elected 4) | Daniel Dalgleish (elected 4) | 1,426 | 13.3 |
| John Plunkett (defeated) | John Plunkett (defeated) | 1,303 | 12.2 |
| James Martin | James Martin | 1,111 | 10.4 |
| Robert Tooth | Robert Tooth | 837 | 7.8 |
| J G White | J G White | 485 | 4.5 |
| William Dalley | William Dalley | 215 | 2.0 |
| Thomas Broughton (defeated) | Thomas Broughton (defeated) | 215 | 2.0 |
| Julius Berncastle | Julius Berncastle | 94 | 0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,700 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,347 | 54.1 |

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

1859 New South Wales colonial election: West Sydney Tuesday 14 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lang (elected 1) | John Lang (elected 1) | 2,148 | 19.7 |
| James Pemell (elected 2) | James Pemell (elected 2) | 1,957 | 17.9 |
| Thomas Broughton (elected 3) | Thomas Broughton (elected 3) | 1,799 | 16.5 |
| John Plunkett (re-elected 4) | John Plunkett (re-elected 4) | 1,744 | 16.0 |
| Robert Stewart | Robert Stewart | 1,668 | 15.3 |
| Daniel Deniehy (defeated) | Daniel Deniehy (defeated) | 1,450 | 13.3 |
| Thomas Duigan | Thomas Duigan | 143 | 1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,909 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 57.0 |