title: Electoral results for the district of Wentworth
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wentworth
  
  Wentworth, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.
  
  Single-member (1880–1885) :
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1880 | William Brodribb | None |
  | 1882 by | Edward Quin | None |
  | 1882 | Edward Quin | None | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1885 | Edward Quin | None | | William MacGregor | None |
  | 1887 | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Protectionist | | William MacGregor | Ind. Free Trade |
  | 1887 by | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Protectionist | | Thomas Browne | Protectionist |
  | 1889 | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Protectionist |
  | 1891 | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Independent |
  | 1894 | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Protectionist |
  | 1895 | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Protectionist |
  | 1898 | (Sir) Joseph Abbott | Protectionist |
  | 1901 | Robert Scobie | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Wentworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Robert Scobie | 649 | 63.3 | +32.3 |
  | | Independent | Harry Harben | 258 | 25.2 | |
  | | Independent | Thomas Boynton | 85 | 8.3 | |
  | | Independent Liberal | Alexander Cameron | 34 | 3.3 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,026 | 99.1 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 60.7 | +17.0 |
  | | Labor gain from Progressive | Labor gain from Progressive | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Federal | Sir Joseph Abbott | 577 | 69.0 |
  | | Labor | Robert Scobie | 259 | 31.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 836 | 98.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 846 | 43.7 |
  | | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Sir Joseph Abbott | 515 | 65.9 |
  | | Labor | Robert Scobie | 266 | 34.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 781 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 51.0 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Sir Joseph Abbott | 476 | 55.4 |
  | | Labor | Robert Scobie | 383 | 44.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 859 | 97.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 882 | 58.5 |
  | | Member changed to Protectionist from Independent | Member changed to Protectionist from Independent | | |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth Thursday 18 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Joseph Abbott (elected) | unopposed | | |
  | | Member changed to Independent from Protectionist | Member changed to Independent from Protectionist | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth Thursday 31 January :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Joseph Abbott (elected) | unopposed | | |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |
  
  **1887 by-election**
  
  1887 Wentworth by-election Wednesday 28 September :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Browne (elected) | 735 | 52.2 |
  | | Free Trade | John Griffin | 672 | 47.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,407 | 100 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 25.1 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth Saturday 26 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Joseph Abbott (re-elected 1) | 939 | 34.5 |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | William MacGregor (re-elected 2) | 779 | 28.6 |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Browne (defeated) | 636 | 23.4 |
  | | Protectionist | William Fergusson (defeated) | 369 | 13.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,723 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | 29.1 |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth Saturday 31 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edward Quin (re-elected) | Edward Quin (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  | William MacGregor (elected) | William MacGregor (elected) | unopposed | |
  | | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth Monday 18 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edward Quin (re-elected) | Edward Quin (re-elected) | 511 | 50.1 |
  | Evan Evans | Evan Evans | 509 | 49.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,020 | 97.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,044 | 35.1 |
  
  **1882 by-election**
  
  1882 Wentworth by-election Monday 23 January :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edward Quin (elected) | Edward Quin (elected) | 216 | 50.7 |
  | Evan Evans | Evan Evans | 210 | 49.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 426 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 426 | 22.4 |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: Wentworth Thursday 2 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Brodribb (elected) | William Brodribb (elected) | unopposed | |
  | | | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  