# Electoral results for the district of Forbes

Forbes, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1894.
| election | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1880 | Henry Cooke | None | John Bodel | None |
| 1882 | Walter Coonan | None | Alfred Stokes | None |
| 1885 | Walter Coonan | None | Alfred Stokes | None |
| 1887 | Henry Cooke | Free Trade | Alfred Stokes | Protectionist |
| 1889 | Henry Cooke | Free Trade | Alfred Stokes | Protectionist |
| 1891 | Albert Gardiner | Labour | George Hutchinson | Labour |

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

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Wednesday 24 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert Gardiner (elected 1) | 1,030 | 27.9 |
| | Labour | George Hutchinson (elected 2) | 1,027 | 27.8 |
| | Free Trade | Henry Cooke (defeated) | 866 | 23.5 |
| | Protectionist | Joseph Reymond | 769 | 20.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,692 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | 61.3 |
| | Labour gain 1 from Protectionist and gain 1 from Free Trade | Labour gain 1 from Protectionist and gain 1 from Free Trade | | |

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

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Wednesday 13 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Henry Cooke (elected 1) | 730 | 27.1 |
| | Protectionist | Alfred Stokes (elected 2) | 715 | 26.6 |
| | Protectionist | George Hutchinson | 682 | 25.3 |
| | Free Trade | Francis Cotton | 565 | 21.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,692 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,531 | 61.3 |
| | Free Trade hold 1 | Free Trade hold 1 | | |
| | Protectionist hold 1 | Protectionist hold 1 | | |

#### 1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Monday 14 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) | 788 | 36.6 |
| | Free Trade | Henry Cooke (elected 2) | 706 | 32.8 |
| | Protectionist | Joseph Reymond | 657 | 30.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,151 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,273 | 52.8 |

#### 1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Thursday 22 October :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) | Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) | 765 | 37.5 |
| Walter Coonan (re-elected 2) | Walter Coonan (re-elected 2) | 647 | 31.7 |
| Henry Cooke | Henry Cooke | 627 | 30.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,039 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,300 | 52.8 |

#### 1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Friday 8 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Walter Coonan (elected 1) | Walter Coonan (elected 1) | 731 | 36.2 |
| Alfred Stokes (elected 2) | Alfred Stokes (elected 2) | 649 | 32.1 |
| Henry Cooke (defeated) | Henry Cooke (defeated) | 640 | 31.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,020 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,523 | 57.0 |

#### 1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Saturday 27 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Cooke (elected 1) | Henry Cooke (elected 1) | 675 | 23.6 |
| John Bodel (elected 2) | John Bodel (elected 2) | 638 | 22.3 |
| Walter Coonan (defeated) | Walter Coonan (defeated) | 631 | 22.0 |
| Alfred Stokes | Alfred Stokes | 499 | 17.4 |
| George Moore | George Moore | 336 | 11.7 |
| Baker, St Baker | Baker, St Baker | 84 | 2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,863 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | 60.3 |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |