title: Electoral district of Forbes
text: # Electoral district of Forbes
  
  Forbes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, replacing Lachlan, and named after and including Forbes. In 1894, with the abolition of multi-member electorates, it was abolished and replaced by Lachlan and Condoublin.
  
  ## Members for Forbes
  
  | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Cooke | None | 1880–1882 | John Bodel | None | 1880–1882 |
  | Walter Coonan | None | 1882–1887 | Alfred Stokes | None | 1882–1887 |
  | Henry Cooke | Free Trade | 1887–1891 | Alfred Stokes | Protectionist | 1887–1891 |
  | Albert Gardiner | Labor | 1891–1894 | George Hutchinson | Labor | 1891–1894 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes Wednesday 24 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Albert Gardiner (elected 1) | 1,030 | 27.9 |
  | | Labor | 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 |
  | | Labor gain 1 from Protectionist and gain 1 from Free Trade | Labor gain 1 from Protectionist and gain 1 from Free Trade | | |
  