title: Electoral results for the district of Wilcannia
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wilcannia
  
  Wilcannia, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1889 and abolished in 1904.
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1889 | Edward Dickens | Protectionist |
  | 1891 | Edward Dickens | Protectionist |
  | 1894 | Richard Sleath | Labor |
  | 1895 | Richard Sleath | Labor |
  | 1898 | Richard Sleath | Labor |
  | 1901 | Richard Sleath | Independent Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Wilcannia :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labor | Richard Sleath | 637 | 47.9 | -24.1 |
  | | Labor | John Buzacott | 414 | 31.1 | |
  | | Independent Liberal | Thomas Bell | 280 | 21.0 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,331 | 99.3 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,341 | 52.5 | +9.9 |
  | | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Richard Sleath | 770 | 72.0 |
  | | National Federal | Edmond O'Donnell | 300 | 28.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,070 | 99.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,075 | 42.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Richard Sleath | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Richard Sleath | 971 | 67.7 |
  | | Protectionist | Edward Dickens | 463 | 32.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,434 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 77.8 |
  | | Labor gain from Protectionist | Labor gain from Protectionist | | |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia Saturday 20 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Edward Dickens (re-elected) | unopposed | | |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: Wilcannia Wednesday 13 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Edward Dickens (elected) | 209 | 68.3 | |
  | | Free Trade | Charles Fartiere | 97 | 31.7 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 306 | 97.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 2.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 313 | 25.6 | |
  | | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  