title: Electoral results for the district of Yass Plains
text: # Electoral results for the district of Yass Plains
  
  Yass Plains, 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1859 | Thomas Laidlaw | None |
  | 1859 by | Thomas Laidlaw | None |
  | 1860 | Henry O'Brien | None |
  | 1861 by | Peter Faucett | None |
  | 1864 | Peter Faucett | None |
  | 1865 by | Robert Isaacs | None |
  | 1866 by | Robert Isaacs | None |
  | 1869 | Michael Fitzpatrick | None |
  | 1872 | Michael Fitzpatrick | None |
  | 1874 | Michael Fitzpatrick | None |
  | 1877 | Michael Fitzpatrick | None |
  | 1878 by | Michael Fitzpatrick | None |
  | 1880 | Michael Fitzpatrick | None |
  | 1882 by | Louis Heydon | None |
  | 1882 | Louis Heydon | None |
  | 1885 | Louis Heydon | None |
  | 1886 by | Thomas Colls | None |
  | 1887 | Thomas Colls | Protectionist |
  | 1889 | Thomas Colls | Protectionist |
  | 1891 | Thomas Colls | Protectionist |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Wednesday 24 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Colls (re-elected) | 709 | 56.7 |
  | | Free Trade | William Affleck | 210 | 16.8 |
  | | Protectionist | Bernard Grogan | 199 | 15.9 |
  | | Labor | Gustavus Herfort | 132 | 10.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,250 | 97.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 56.9 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Monday 28 January :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Colls (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,015 | 98.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,031 | 45.7 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Saturday 19 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Colls (re-elected) | 691 | 56.9 |
  | | Free Trade | Henry Donaldson | 524 | 43.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,215 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | 63.9 |
  
  **1886 by-election**
  
  1886 Yass Plains by-election Monday 20 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Colls (elected) | Thomas Colls (elected) | 603 | 54.2 |
  | Richard Colonna-Close | Richard Colonna-Close | 509 | 45.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,112 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 57.0 |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Monday 19 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Louis Heydon (re-elected) | Louis Heydon (re-elected) | 601 | 55.4 |
  | Richard Colonna-Close | Richard Colonna-Close | 483 | 44.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,084 | 96.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 44 | 3.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,128 | 61.4 |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Wednesday 6 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Louis Heydon (re-elected) | Louis Heydon (re-elected) | 669 | 60.2 |
  | Henry Dodds | Henry Dodds | 442 | 39.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,111 | 96.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 3.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,150 | 57.4 |
  
  **1882 by-election**
  
  1882 Yass Plains by-election Tuesday 10 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Louis Heydon (elected) | Louis Heydon (elected) | 674 | 53.7 |
  | Allan Campbell | Allan Campbell | 580 | 46.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,254 | 97.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 68.2 |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Tuesday 23 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | 562 | 59.6 |
  | Henry Dodds | Henry Dodds | 381 | 40.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 943 | 97.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 964 | 51.9 |
  
  **1878 by-election**
  
  1878 Yass Plains by-election Wednesday 2 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | 290 | 92.9 |
  | Arthur Remmington | Arthur Remmington | 22 | 7.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 312 | 98.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4 | 1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 316 | 18.2 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1870s
  
  **1877**
  
  1877 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Wednesday 31 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | 382 | 52.3 |
  | Michael Perry | Michael Perry | 327 | 44.8 |
  | Arthur Remmington | Arthur Remmington | 21 | 2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 730 | 96.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 3.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 756 | 43.6 |
  
  **1874**
  
  1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Friday 18 December 1874 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | 412 | 53.2 |
  | Arthur Remmington | Arthur Remmington | 362 | 46.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 774 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 788 | 43.8 |
  
  **1872**
  
  1872 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Friday 8 March :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | Michael Fitzpatrick (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1860s
  
  **1869**
  
  1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Friday 24 December 1869 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick (elected) | Michael Fitzpatrick (elected) | show of hands | |
  | Thomas Laidlaw | Thomas Laidlaw | | |
  
  **1866 by-election**
  
  1866 Yass Plains by-election Thursday 8 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Robert Isaacs (re-elected) | Robert Isaacs (re-elected) | 406 | 71.6 |
  | Robert Ross | Robert Ross | 161 | 28.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 567 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 567 | 46.6 |
  
  **1865 by-election**
  
  1865 Yass Plains by-election Monday 6 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Robert Isaacs (elected) | Robert Isaacs (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1864**
  
  1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Tuesday 20 December 1864 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Faucett (re-elected) | Peter Faucett (re-elected) | 480 | 71.0 |
  | William Harbottle | William Harbottle | 196 | 29.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 676 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 676 | 55.5 |
  
  **1861 by-election**
  
  1861 Yass Plains by-election Thursday 15 August :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Faucett (elected) | Peter Faucett (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1860**
  
  1860 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Saturday 15 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry O'Brien (elected) | Henry O'Brien (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859 by-election**
  
  1859 Yass Plains by-election Thursday 15 September :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Laidlaw (elected) | Thomas Laidlaw (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: Yass Plains Friday 24 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Laidlaw (elected) | Thomas Laidlaw (elected) | unopposed | |
  