title: Electoral results for the district of East Maitland
text: # Electoral results for the district of East Maitland
  
  East Maitland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.
  
  | Election | Member | Party affiliation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1859 | Joseph Chambers | None |
  | 1859 by | James Dickson | None |
  | 1860 | James Dickson | None |
  | June 1863 by | John Darvall | None |
  | August 1863 by | John Darvall | None |
  | 1864 | Alexander Dodds | None |
  | 1869 | Alexander Dodds | None |
  | 1872 | Stephen Scholey | None |
  | 1874 | Stephen Scholey | None |
  | 1877 | Stephen Scholey | None |
  | 1878 by | Henry Badgery | None |
  | 1880 | James Brunker | None |
  | 1882 | James Brunker | None |
  | 1885 | James Brunker | None |
  | 1887 | James Brunker | Free Trade |
  | 1889 | James Brunker | Free Trade |
  | 1891 | James Brunker | Free Trade |
  | 1894 | James Brunker | Free Trade |
  | 1895 | James Brunker | Free Trade |
  | 1898 | James Brunker | Free Trade |
  | 1901 | James Brunker | Liberal Reform |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: East Maitland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | James Brunker | 990 | 67.6 | +15.6 |
  | | Independent Progressive | William McIlroy | 475 | 32.4 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,465 | 99.7 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,469 | 69.9 | -0.2 |
  | | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Brunker | 705 | 52.0 |
  | | National Federal | Samuel Clift | 650 | 48.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,355 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | 70.1 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Brunker | 854 | 60.5 |
  | | Labor | Peter Curran | 319 | 22.6 |
  | | Ind. Protectionist | Samuel Clift | 238 | 16.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,411 | 99.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 80.0 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Brunker | 1,001 | 69.5 |
  | | Labor | Peter Curran | 439 | 30.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,440 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | 81.0 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Wednesday 17 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Brunker (re-elected) | 632 | 77.9 |
  | | Protectionist | John Rigg | 179 | 22.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 811 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 823 | 62.1 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Saturday 2 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Brunker (elected) | unopposed | | |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Tuesday 8 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Brunker (re-elected) | unopposed | | |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Friday 16 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Brunker (re-elected) | James Brunker (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Wednesday 6 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Brunker (re-elected) | James Brunker (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Wednesday 24 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Brunker (elected) | James Brunker (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1870s
  
  **1878 by-election**
  
  1878 East Maitland by-election Wednesday 5 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Badgery (elected) | Henry Badgery (elected) | 302 | 46.7 |
  | Charles Heydon | Charles Heydon | 175 | 27.1 |
  | Joseph Gorrick | Joseph Gorrick | 169 | 26.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 646 | 98.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 654 | 81.6 |
  
  **1877**
  
  1877 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Wednesday 31 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | 268 | 50.2 |
  | Alexander Dodds | Alexander Dodds | 266 | 49.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 534 | 99.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 539 | 70.2 |
  
  **1874-75**
  
  1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Wednesday 16 December 1874 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | Stephen Scholey (re-elected) | 252 | 52.9 |
  | Alexander Dodds | Alexander Dodds | 221 | 46.4 |
  | Abel Cobcroft | Abel Cobcroft | 3 | 0.6 |
  | William Miles | William Miles | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 476 | 94.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 5.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 503 | 66.4 |
  
  **1872**
  
  1872 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Saturday 24 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stephen Scholey (elected) | Stephen Scholey (elected) | 316 | 52.8 |
  | Alexander Dodds (defeated) | Alexander Dodds (defeated) | 278 | 46.4 |
  | Archibald Hamilton | Archibald Hamilton | 5 | 0.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 599 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 611 | 67.9 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1860s
  
  **1869-70**
  
  1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Thursday 16 December 1869 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alexander Dodds (re-elected) | Alexander Dodds (re-elected) | 270 | 53.5 |
  | Stephen Scholey | Stephen Scholey | 235 | 46.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 505 | 96.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 3.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 522 | 66.8 |
  
  **1864-65**
  
  1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Friday 16 December 1864 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alexander Dodds (elected) | Alexander Dodds (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **August 1863 by-election**
  
  August 1863 East Maitland by-election Tuesday 11 August :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Darvall (elected) | John Darvall (elected) | 314 | 55.2 |
  | Henry Parkes | Henry Parkes | 255 | 44.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 569 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | 74.1 |
  
  **June 1863 by-election**
  
  June 1863 East Maitland by-election Thursday, 18 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Darvall (elected) | John Darvall (elected) | 194 | 50.7 |
  | Archibald Hamilton | Archibald Hamilton | 189 | 49.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 383 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 383 | 49.9 |
  
  **1860**
  
  1860 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Friday 14 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Dickson (re-elected) | James Dickson (re-elected) | 254 | 84.1 |
  | James Cox | James Cox | 48 | 15.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 302 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 302 | 35.8 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859 by-election**
  
  1859 East Maitland by-election Thursday 15 September :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | James Dickson (elected) | James Dickson (elected) | 223 | 56.6 |
  | Peter Faucett | Peter Faucett | 171 | 43.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 394 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 394 | 70.7 |
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: East Maitland Saturday 18 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Joseph Chambers (elected) | Joseph Chambers (elected) | 210 | 61.6 |
  | James Dickson (defeated) | James Dickson (defeated) | 131 | 38.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 341 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 341 | 61.2 |
  