title: Electoral results for the district of East Macquarie
text: # Electoral results for the district of East Macquarie
  
  East Macquarie, 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1859 | William Suttor, Sr. | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1859 by | Thomas Hawkins | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1860 by | Daniel Deniehy | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1860 | William Suttor, Sr. | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1864 by | David Buchanan | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1864 | David Buchanan | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1867 by | John Suttor | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1869 | John Suttor | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1872 | James Martin | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1873 by | Walter Cooper | None | William Cummings | None |
  | 1875 | John Booth | None | William Suttor, Jr. | None |
  | 1877 | John Robertson | None | William Suttor, Jr. | None |
  | 1878 by | Edmund Webb | None | William Suttor, Jr. | None |
  | 1879 by | Edmund Webb | None | Edward Combes | None |
  | 1880 | Edmund Webb | None | Edward Combes | None |
  | Jan 1882 by | Alfred Pechey | None | Edward Combes | None |
  | Jul 1882 by | Sydney Smith | None | Edward Combes | None |
  | 1882 | Sydney Smith | None | Edward Combes | None |
  | 1885 | Sydney Smith | None | John Shepherd | None |
  | 1887 | Sydney Smith | Free Trade | James Tonkin | Free Trade |
  | 1889 | Sydney Smith | Free Trade | James Tonkin | Free Trade |
  | 1891 | Sydney Smith | Free Trade | James Tonkin | Free Trade |
  | 1892 by | Sydney Smith | Free Trade | James Tonkin | Free Trade |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1892 by-election**
  
  1892 East Macquarie by-election Saturday 13 August :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Tonkin (re-elected) | 845 | 61.5 | |
  | | Protectionist | John Boyd | 528 | 38.5 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,373 | 97.6 | -1.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 2.4 | +1.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | 54.1 | -8.3 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Friday 19 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) | 961 | 37.8 |
  | | Free Trade | James Tonkin (re-elected 2) | 893 | 35.1 |
  | | Protectionist | Alfred Hales | 688 | 27.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,542 | 99.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 62.4 |
  | | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Saturday 16 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Tonkin (re-elected 1) | 945 | 35.6 |
  | | Free Trade | Sydney Smith (re-elected 2) | 938 | 35.4 |
  | | Protectionist | Francis Suttor | 770 | 29.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,653 | 99.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 64.9 |
  | | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Friday 11 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) | 951 | 42.2 |
  | | Free Trade | James Tonkin (elected 2) | 795 | 35.2 |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 510 | 22.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,256 | 99.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 45.1 |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Monday 26 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) | Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) | 1,113 | 43.1 |
  | John Shepherd (elected 2) | John Shepherd (elected 2) | 587 | 22.7 |
  | John Hughes | John Hughes | 528 | 20.4 |
  | James Tonkin | James Tonkin | 355 | 13.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,583 | 99.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 65.8 |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Thursday 7 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) | Sydney Smith (re-elected 1) | unopposed | |
  | Edward Combes (re-elected 2) | Edward Combes (re-elected 2) | unopposed | |
  
  **July 1882 by-election**
  
  July 1882 East Macquarie by-election Tuesday 11 July :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sydney Smith (elected) | Sydney Smith (elected) | 710 | 54.7 |
  | Robert Thompson | Robert Thompson | 589 | 45.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,299 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,321 | 64.1 |
  
  **January 1882 by-election**
  
  January 1882 East Macquarie by-election Thursday 19 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alfred Pechey (elected) | Alfred Pechey (elected) | 423 | 35.1 |
  | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 375 | 31.1 |
  | Charles Roberts | Charles Roberts | 357 | 29.6 |
  | Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 50 | 4.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,205 | 96.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 60.1 |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Tuesday 23 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edward Combes (re-elected 1) | Edward Combes (re-elected 1) | 903 | 41.7 |
  | Edmund Webb (re-elected 2) | Edmund Webb (re-elected 2) | 737 | 34.0 |
  | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 526 | 24.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,166 | 99.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 62.3 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1870s
  
  **1879 by-election**
  
  1879 East Macquarie by-election Friday 15 August :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edward Combes (elected) | Edward Combes (elected) | 784 | 72.1 |
  | Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 303 | 27.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,087 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 51.5 |
  
  **1878 by-election**
  
  1878 East Macquarie by-election Friday 1 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edmund Webb (elected) | Edmund Webb (elected) | 556 | 61.0 |
  | Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 356 | 39.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 912 | 97.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 933 | 45.2 |
  
  **1877**
  
  1877 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Monday 5 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sir John Robertson (elected 1) | Sir John Robertson (elected 1) | 781 | 38.5 |
  | William Suttor Jr. (re-elected 2) | William Suttor Jr. (re-elected 2) | 627 | 30.9 |
  | William Cummings | William Cummings | 515 | 25.4 |
  | George Stephen | George Stephen | 105 | 5.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,028 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 63.4 |
  
  **1875**
  
  1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Tuesday 5 January 1875 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Suttor Jr. (elected 1) | William Suttor Jr. (elected 1) | 750 | 38.4 |
  | John Booth (elected 2) | John Booth (elected 2) | 607 | 31.1 |
  | William Cummings (defeated) | William Cummings (defeated) | 546 | 28.0 |
  | James Daley | James Daley | 49 | 2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,952 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 49.9 |
  
  **1873 by-election**
  
  1873 East Macquarie by-election Monday 1 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Walter Cooper (elected) | Walter Cooper (elected) | 513 | 46.8 |
  | Henry Rotton | Henry Rotton | 357 | 32.5 |
  | Bernhardt Holtermann | Bernhardt Holtermann | 224 | 20.4 |
  | John Smeed | John Smeed | 3 | 0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,097 | 94.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 5.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 39.2 |
  
  **1872**
  
  1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Thursday 22 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Cummings (re-elected 1) | William Cummings (re-elected 1) | 611 | 33.8 |
  | James Martin (elected 2) | James Martin (elected 2) | 495 | 27.4 |
  | Joseph Innes | Joseph Innes | 424 | 23.5 |
  | John Smith | John Smith | 278 | 15.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,808 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 32.7 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1860s
  
  **1869**
  
  1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Tuesday 21 December 1869 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Suttor (re-elected 1) | John Suttor (re-elected 1) | 513 | 45.4 |
  | William Cummings (re-elected 2) | William Cummings (re-elected 2) | 426 | 37.7 |
  | Samuel Robinson | Samuel Robinson | 190 | 16.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,129 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 564 | 24.8 |
  
  **1867 by-election**
  
  1867 East Macquarie by-election Monday 26 August :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Suttor (elected) | John Suttor (elected) | 914 | 70.7 |
  | Robert Forster | Robert Forster | 378 | 29.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,292 | 37.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 3.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,335 | 63.0 |
  
  **1864**
  
  1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Saturday 24 December 1864 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Cummings (re-elected 1) | William Cummings (re-elected 1) | 955 | 39.0 |
  | David Buchanan (re-elected 2) | David Buchanan (re-elected 2) | 800 | 32.6 |
  | Thomas Lee | Thomas Lee | 623 | 25.4 |
  | Patrick McDonagh | Patrick McDonagh | 73 | 3.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,451 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 66.4 |
  
  **1864 by-election**
  
  1864 East Macquarie by-election Thursday 6 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | David Buchanan (elected) | David Buchanan (elected) | 375 | 52.2 |
  | Joseph West | Joseph West | 343 | 48.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 718 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 32.0 |
  
  **1860**
  
  1860 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Tuesday 11 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Suttor Sr. (elected 1) | William Suttor Sr. (elected 1) | 500 | 40.9 |
  | William Cummings (re-elected 2) | William Cummings (re-elected 2) | 373 | 30.5 |
  | Daniel Deniehy (defeated) | Daniel Deniehy (defeated) | 350 | 28.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,223 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 880 | 39.1 |
  
  **1860 by-election**
  
  1860 East Macquarie by-election Thursday 10 May :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Daniel Deniehy (elected) | Daniel Deniehy (elected) | 496 | 68.7 |
  | John McGuigan | John McGuigan | 215 | 29.8 |
  | Henry Dangar | Henry Dangar | 11 | 1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 722 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 722 | 54.6 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859 by-election**
  
  1859 East Macquarie by-election Thursday 6 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Hawkins (elected) | Thomas Hawkins (elected) | 407 | 57.2 |
  | Daniel Deniehy | Daniel Deniehy | 305 | 42.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 712 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 53.9 |
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: East Macquarie Monday 13 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Cummings (elected 1) | William Cummings (elected 1) | 415 | 28.1 |
  | William Suttor Sr. (re-elected 2) | William Suttor Sr. (re-elected 2) | 394 | 26.7 |
  | Charles McPhillamy | Charles McPhillamy | 370 | 25.1 |
  | Charles Whalan | Charles Whalan | 298 | 20.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,477 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,477 | 55.9 |
  