title: Electoral results for the district of East Sydney
text: # Electoral results for the district of East Sydney
  
  East 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 | Charles Cowper | None | John Black | None | Henry Parkes | None | James Martin | None |
  | 1859 by | Charles Cowper | None | John Black | None | Henry Parkes | None | James Martin | None |
  | 1860 by | Peter Faucett | None | John Black | None | Henry Parkes | None | James Martin | None |
  | 1860 | Charles Cowper | None | Robert Stewart | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Caldwell | None |
  | 1861 by | Charles Cowper | None | Robert Stewart | None | William Forster | None | John Caldwell | None |
  | 1864-65 | Charles Cowper | None | James Hart | None | James Neale | None | John Caldwell | None |
  | 1865 by | Charles Cowper | None | James Hart | None | James Neale | None | John Caldwell | None |
  | 1866 by | Charles Cowper | None | James Hart | None | James Neale | None | Robert Stewart | None |
  | 1867 by | Marshall Burdekin | None | James Hart | None | James Neale | None | Robert Stewart | None |
  | 1869-70 | George King | None | David Buchanan | None | Henry Parkes | None | James Martin | None |
  | 1870 by | George King | None | David Buchanan | None | Bowie Wilson | None | James Martin | None |
  | 1872 | James Neale | None | Saul Samuel | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | May 1872 by | James Neale | None | Saul Samuel | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | June 1872 by | James Neale | None | George Oakes | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | 1874 by | Charles Moore | None | George Oakes | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | 1874-75 | John Davies | None | Alexander Stuart | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | 1877 by | John Davies | None | Alexander Stuart | None | Henry Parkes | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | 1877 | John Davies | None | Alexander Stuart | None | James Greenwood | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | 1879 by | John Davies | None | Arthur Renwick | None | James Greenwood | None | John Macintosh | None |
  | 1880 | George Reid | None | Arthur Renwick | None | Henry Parkes | None | Henry Dangar | None |
  | 1882 | George Reid | None | Edmund Barton | None | John McElhone | None | George Griffiths | None |
  | 1883 by 1 | George Reid | None | Edmund Barton | None | John McElhone | None | George Griffiths | None |
  | 1883 by 2 | George Reid | None | Edmund Barton | None | Henry Copeland | None | George Griffiths | None |
  | 1884 by | Sydney Burdekin | None | Edmund Barton | None | Henry Copeland | None | George Griffiths | None |
  | 1885 | Sydney Burdekin | None | Edmund Barton | None | Henry Copeland | None | George Reid | None |
  | 1887 | Sydney Burdekin | Free Trade | John Street | Free Trade | William McMillan | Free Trade | George Reid | Free Trade |
  | 1889 | Sydney Burdekin | Free Trade | John Street | Free Trade | William McMillan | Free Trade | George Reid | Free Trade |
  | April 1891 by | Sydney Burdekin | Free Trade | Walter Bradley | Protectionist | William McMillan | Free Trade | George Reid | Free Trade |
  | 1891 | Varney Parkes | Free Trade | Edmund Barton | Protectionist | William McMillan | Free Trade | George Reid | Ind. Free Trade |
  | November 1891 by | Varney Parkes | Free Trade | Edmund Barton | Protectionist | William McMillan | Free Trade | George Reid | Free Trade |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **November 1891 by-election**
  
  1891 East Sydney by-election Saturday 7 November :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Edmund Barton (re-elected) | 2,778 | 71.4 |
  | | Labor | William Grantham | 1,112 | 28.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,890 | 99.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,907 | 38.9 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Wednesday 17 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | William McMillan (re-elected 1) | 3,713 | 19.2 |
  | | Protectionist | Edmund Barton (elected 2) | 3,535 | 18.3 |
  | | Free Trade | Varney Parkes (elected 3) | 3,343 | 17.3 |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | George Reid (re-elected 4) | 2,946 | 15.2 |
  | | Protectionist | William Manning | 2,260 | 11.7 |
  | | Labor | William Grantham | 2,241 | 11.6 |
  | | Protectionist | Walter Bradley | 1,328 | 6.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,366 | 99.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,475 | 64.5 |
  | | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |
  | | Protectionist hold 1 | Protectionist hold 1 | | |
  | | Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade | Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade | | |
  
  **April 1891 by-election**
  
  1891 East Sydney by-election Tuesday 14 April :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Walter Bradley (elected) | 1,502 | 37.3 |
  | | Free Trade | Edward Pulsford | 1,332 | 33.1 |
  | | Independent Labor | Francis Cotton | 1,188 | 29.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,022 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,077 | 40.6 |
  | | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Saturday 2 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Sydney Burdekin (elected 1) | 3,894 | 20.1 |
  | | Free Trade | George Reid (elected 2) | 3,631 | 18.7 |
  | | Free Trade | William McMillan (elected 3) | 3,604 | 18.6 |
  | | Free Trade | John Street (elected 4) | 3,402 | 17.5 |
  | | Protectionist | Joseph Abbott | 2,503 | 12.9 |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas O'Mara | 2,378 | 12.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,412 | 99.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,647 | 61.0 |
  | | Free Trade hold 4 | Free Trade hold 4 | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Saturday 5 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 1) | 4,238 | 23.8 |
  | | Free Trade | George Reid (re-elected 2) | 4,108 | 23.1 |
  | | Free Trade | William McMillan (elected 3) | 4,025 | 22.6 |
  | | Free Trade | John Street (elected 4) | 3,605 | 20.2 |
  | | Protectionist | William Traill | 1,846 | 10.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,822 | 99.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,883 | 63.2 |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Friday 16 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edmund Barton (re-elected 1) | Edmund Barton (re-elected 1) | 3,903 | 22.0 |
  | George Reid (elected 2) | George Reid (elected 2) | 3,399 | 19.2 |
  | Henry Copeland (re-elected 3) | Henry Copeland (re-elected 3) | 3,208 | 18.1 |
  | Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 4) | Sydney Burdekin (re-elected 4) | 2,988 | 16.9 |
  | George Griffiths (defeated) | George Griffiths (defeated) | 1,997 | 11.3 |
  | Samuel Lees | Samuel Lees | 1,786 | 10.1 |
  | George Brown | George Brown | 435 | 2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,716 | 99.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 6,917 | 67.6 |
  
  **1884 by-election**
  
  1884 East Sydney by-election Friday 29 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sydney Burdekin (elected) | Sydney Burdekin (elected) | 2,138 | 50.5 |
  | George Reid (defeated) | George Reid (defeated) | 2,098 | 49.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,236 | 98.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 4,290 | 48.1 |
  
  **1883 by-election 2**
  
  1883 East Sydney by-election Tuesday 23 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Copeland (elected) | Henry Copeland (elected) | 2,942 | 67.8 |
  | Arthur Renwick | Arthur Renwick | 1,397 | 32.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,339 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 4,339 | 53.9 |
  
  **1883 by-election 1**
  
  1883 East Sydney by-election Thursday 11 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Reid (re-elected) | George Reid (re-elected) | 2,258 | 74.7 |
  | Albert Elkington | Albert Elkington | 729 | 25.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,887 | 99.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 2,911 | 36.2 |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Thursday 30 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Reid (re-elected 1) | George Reid (re-elected 1) | 3,044 | 20.2 |
  | Edmund Barton (re-elected 2) | Edmund Barton (re-elected 2) | 2,948 | 19.6 |
  | George Griffiths (elected 3) | George Griffiths (elected 3) | 2,365 | 15.7 |
  | John McElhone (re-elected 4) | John McElhone (re-elected 4) | 2,307 | 15.3 |
  | Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | 2,080 | 13.8 |
  | Arthur Renwick (defeated) | Arthur Renwick (defeated) | 1,651 | 11.0 |
  | James Green | James Green | 676 | 4.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,071 | 99.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 4,719 | 58.7 |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Wednesday 17 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Reid (elected 1) | George Reid (elected 1) | 3,413 | 19.0 |
  | Arthur Renwick (re-elected 2) | Arthur Renwick (re-elected 2) | 3,295 | 18.3 |
  | Henry Dangar (elected 3) | Henry Dangar (elected 3) | 3,102 | 17.3 |
  | Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 4) | Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 4) | 2,770 | 15.4 |
  | Charles Roberts | Charles Roberts | 2,295 | 12.8 |
  | Samuel Lees | Samuel Lees | 1,385 | 7.7 |
  | Charles Moore | Charles Moore | 1,216 | 6.8 |
  | Isaac Josephson | Isaac Josephson | 507 | 2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,983 | 99.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 5,488 | 61.0 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1870s
  
  **1879 by-election**
  
  1879 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 17 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Arthur Renwick (elected) | Arthur Renwick (elected) | 4,663 | 61.5 |
  | Robert Tooth | Robert Tooth | 2,748 | 36.2 |
  | John Dowie | John Dowie | 147 | 1.9 |
  | Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 28 | 0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,586 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 7,668 | 54.7 |
  
  **1877**
  
  1877 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Wednesday 24 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Macintosh (re-elected 1) | John Macintosh (re-elected 1) | 4,112 | 19.0 |
  | John Davies (re-elected 2) | John Davies (re-elected 2) | 3,761 | 17.4 |
  | James Greenwood (elected 3) | James Greenwood (elected 3) | 3,493 | 16.1 |
  | Alexander Stuart (re-elected 4) | Alexander Stuart (re-elected 4) | 2,930 | 13.5 |
  | Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | Sir Henry Parkes (defeated) | 2,843 | 13.1 |
  | Sedgwick Cowper | Sedgwick Cowper | 1,335 | 6.2 |
  | Francis Dixon | Francis Dixon | 1,302 | 6.0 |
  | Isaac Josephson | Isaac Josephson | 1,029 | 4.8 |
  | Ninian Melville | Ninian Melville | 540 | 2.5 |
  | Josiah Mason | Josiah Mason | 173 | 0.8 |
  | William Cover | William Cover | 77 | 0.4 |
  | George Perry | George Perry | 60 | 0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,655 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 7,156 | 54.1 |
  
  **1877 by-election**
  
  1877 East Sydney by-election Tuesday 28 August :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Davies (re-elected) | John Davies (re-elected) | 3,137 | 79.9 |
  | Ninian Melville | Ninian Melville | 790 | 20.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,927 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,987 | 32.3 |
  
  **1874-75**
  
  1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Wednesday 9 December 1874 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,828 | 17.9 |
  | John Macintosh (re-elected 2) | John Macintosh (re-elected 2) | 3,651 | 17.1 |
  | Alexander Stuart (elected 3) | Alexander Stuart (elected 3) | 3,083 | 14.4 |
  | John Davies (elected 4) | John Davies (elected 4) | 2,394 | 11.2 |
  | Angus Cameron | Angus Cameron | 2,189 | 10.3 |
  | Charles Moore (defeated) | Charles Moore (defeated) | 1,960 | 9.2 |
  | William Forster (defeated) | William Forster (defeated) | 1,502 | 7.0 |
  | John Young | John Young | 1,140 | 5.3 |
  | Edward Flood | Edward Flood | 804 | 3.8 |
  | James Pemell | James Pemell | 661 | 3.1 |
  | Daniel O'Connell | Daniel O'Connell | 68 | 0.3 |
  | John Douglass | John Douglass | 50 | 0.2 |
  | Nathaniel Pawsey | Nathaniel Pawsey | 23 | 0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,353 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 6,430 | 56.4 |
  
  **1874 by-election**
  
  1874 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 15 July :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Moore (elected) | Charles Moore (elected) | 2,385 | 74.1 |
  | John Douglass | John Douglass | 813 | 25.2 |
  | William Cover | William Cover | 22 | 0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,220 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,220 | 28.2 |
  
  **June 1872 by-election**
  
  1872 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 12 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Oakes (elected) | George Oakes (elected) | 1,994 | 53.1 |
  | Bowie Wilson | Bowie Wilson | 1,763 | 46.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,757 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,757 | 33.7 |
  
  **May 1872 by-election**
  
  1872 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 22 May :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Parkes (re-elected) | Henry Parkes (re-elected) | 2,686 | 68.8 |
  | James Jones | James Jones | 1,216 | 31.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,902 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,902 | 35.0 |
  
  **1872**
  
  1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Tuesday 13 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,270 | 17.0 |
  | John Macintosh (elected 2) | John Macintosh (elected 2) | 3,068 | 16.0 |
  | Saul Samuel (re-elected 3) | Saul Samuel (re-elected 3) | 3,048 | 15.9 |
  | James Neale (re-elected 4) | James Neale (re-elected 4) | 2,663 | 13.9 |
  | James Martin (defeated) | James Martin (defeated) | 2,073 | 10.8 |
  | David Buchanan (defeated) | David Buchanan (defeated) | 1,739 | 9.1 |
  | Bowie Wilson (defeated) | Bowie Wilson (defeated) | 1,730 | 9.0 |
  | William Barker | William Barker | 1,379 | 7.2 |
  | George King (defeated) | George King (defeated) | 240 | 1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,210 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 5,598 | 49.8 |
  
  **1870 by-election**
  
  1870 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 23 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bowie Wilson (elected) | Bowie Wilson (elected) | 2,755 | 55.8 |
  | William Campbell | William Campbell | 2,183 | 44.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,938 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 4,938 | 48.6 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1860s
  
  **1869-70**
  
  1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Friday 3 December 1869 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 3,397 | 16.7 |
  | James Martin (re-elected 2) | James Martin (re-elected 2) | 3,158 | 15.6 |
  | David Buchanan (elected 3) | David Buchanan (elected 3) | 2,765 | 13.6 |
  | George King (elected 4) | George King (elected 4) | 2,702 | 13.3 |
  | Charles Cowper | Charles Cowper | 2,548 | 12.6 |
  | Julian Salomons | Julian Salomons | 2,106 | 10.4 |
  | James Neale (defeated) | James Neale (defeated) | 2,071 | 10.2 |
  | Robert Hunt | Robert Hunt | 742 | 3.7 |
  | Alexander Steel | Alexander Steel | 699 | 3.4 |
  | William Cover | William Cover | 77 | 0.4 |
  | W Jennett | W Jennett | 30 | 0.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,295 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 5,701 | 56.1 |
  
  **1867 by-election**
  
  1867 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 20 March :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Marshall Burdekin (elected) | Marshall Burdekin (elected) | 2,025 | 60.0 |
  | Walter Renny | Walter Renny | 1,350 | 40.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,375 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,375 | 38.9 |
  
  **1866 by-election**
  
  1866 East Sydney by-election Friday 21 September :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Robert Stewart (elected) | Robert Stewart (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1865 by-election**
  
  1865 East Sydney by-election Friday 17 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Cowper (re-elected) | Charles Cowper (re-elected) | 933 | 87.0 |
  | Frederick Birmingham | Frederick Birmingham | 140 | 13.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,073 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,073 | 12.0 |
  
  **1864-65**
  
  1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Tuesday 22 November 1864 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 2,711 | 18.7 |
  | John Caldwell (re-elected 2) | John Caldwell (re-elected 2) | 2,447 | 16.9 |
  | James Neale (elected 3) | James Neale (elected 3) | 2,107 | 14.6 |
  | James Hart (re-elected 4) | James Hart (re-elected 4) | 2,069 | 14.3 |
  | James Martin (defeated) | James Martin (defeated) | 1,769 | 12.2 |
  | William Forster (defeated) | William Forster (defeated) | 1,733 | 12.0 |
  | Robert Isaacs | Robert Isaacs | 1,351 | 9.3 |
  | Richard Dransfield | Richard Dransfield | 190 | 1.3 |
  | Thomas Duigan | Thomas Duigan | 43 | 0.3 |
  | William Cover | William Cover | 43 | 0.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,463 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 4,191 | 46.8 |
  
  **1861 by-election**
  
  1861 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 29 May :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Forster (elected) | William Forster (elected) | 1,273 | 48.7 |
  | James Neale | James Neale | 1,179 | 45.1 |
  | Charles Fowler | Charles Fowler | 77 | 3.0 |
  | Thomas Duigan | Thomas Duigan | 56 | 2.1 |
  | James Martin | James Martin | 25 | 1.0 |
  | Thomas Argent | Thomas Argent | 2 | 0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,612 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 35.5 |
  
  **1860**
  
  1860 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Friday 7 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Cowper (elected 1) | Charles Cowper (elected 1) | 2,283 | 19.6 |
  | Henry Parkes (re-elected 2) | Henry Parkes (re-elected 2) | 2,184 | 18.7 |
  | John Caldwell (elected 3) | John Caldwell (elected 3) | 2,091 | 17.9 |
  | Robert Stewart (elected 4) | Robert Stewart (elected 4) | 1,925 | 16.5 |
  | James Martin (defeated) | James Martin (defeated) | 1,551 | 13.3 |
  | Peter Faucett (defeated) | Peter Faucett (defeated) | 1,306 | 11.2 |
  | Thomas Duigan | Thomas Duigan | 327 | 2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,667 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,771 | 48.4 |
  
  **1860 by-election**
  
  1860 East Sydney by-election Thursday 10 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Faucett (elected) | Peter Faucett (elected) | 1,346 | 50.3 |
  | Robert Stewart | Robert Stewart | 1,315 | 49.2 |
  | John West | John West | 14 | 0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,675 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | 30.0 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859 by-election**
  
  1859 East Sydney by-election Thursday 10 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 1,282 | 28.2 |
  | John Black (re-elected 2) | John Black (re-elected 2) | 1,237 | 27.2 |
  | Peter Faucett | Peter Faucett | 1,000 | 22.0 |
  | Richard Driver | Richard Driver | 969 | 21.3 |
  | Thomas Duigan | Thomas Duigan | 56 | 1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,544 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 30.0 |
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: East Sydney Thursday 9 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) | 2,064 | 20.0 |
  | John Black (elected 2) | John Black (elected 2) | 1,682 | 16.3 |
  | Henry Parkes (elected 3) | Henry Parkes (elected 3) | 1,654 | 16.0 |
  | James Martin (re-elected 4) | James Martin (re-elected 4) | 1,349 | 13.1 |
  | Charles Kemp | Charles Kemp | 1,317 | 12.7 |
  | Richard Driver | Richard Driver | 1,201 | 11.6 |
  | William Allen | William Allen | 569 | 5.5 |
  | William Wentworth | William Wentworth | 300 | 2.9 |
  | William Benbow | William Benbow | 205 | 2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,341 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 3,436 | 45.4 |
  