title: Electoral results for the district of West Macquarie
text: # Electoral results for the district of West Macquarie
  
  West Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1904.
  
  | Member | Party | Period |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1859 | John McPhillamy | None |
  | 1859 by | Henry Mort | None |
  | 1860 | Richard Driver | None |
  | 1864 | Richard Driver | None |
  | 1869 | Edmund Webb | None |
  | 1872 | Edmund Webb | None |
  | 1875 | Charles Pilcher | None |
  | 1877 | Charles Pilcher | None |
  | 1880 | Charles Pilcher | None |
  | 1882 | Thomas Hellyer | None |
  | 1884 by | Lewis Lloyd | None |
  | 1885 | Lewis Lloyd | None |
  | 1887 | Fergus Smith | Free Trade |
  | 1889 | Paddy Crick | Protectionist |
  | 1890 by | Paddy Crick | Protectionist |
  | 1891 | Paddy Crick | Protectionist |
  | 1895 | Paddy Crick | Protectionist |
  | 1898 | Paddy Crick | National Federal |
  | 1901 | Paddy Crick | Progressive |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: West Macquarie :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Paddy Crick | 1,152 | 59.2 | +3.6 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Otto Jaeger | 795 | 40.8 | -2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,947 | 99.0 | +0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 52.6 | -4.7 |
  | | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Federal | Paddy Crick | 888 | 55.6 |
  | | Free Trade | John Hurley | 689 | 43.1 |
  | | Independent Federalist | Edward Goldsby | 20 | 1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,597 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | 57.3 |
  | | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 876 | 55.0 |
  | | Free Trade | John Hurley | 716 | 45.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,592 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,610 | 61.4 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 820 | 45.7 | |
  | | Free Trade | R W Peacock | 472 | 26.3 | |
  | | Labor | John Bridgeman | 259 | 14.5 | |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | Charles Jeanneret | 208 | 11.6 | |
  | | Independent | J O'Donoghue | 34 | 1.9 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,793 | 95.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 4.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,869 | 71.6 | |
  | | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Saturday 20 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick (re-elected) | 510 | 54.3 |
  | | Free Trade | Charles Boyd | 429 | 45.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 939 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 960 | 74.9 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |
  
  **1890 by-election**
  
  1890 West Macquarie by-election Saturday 6 December :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick (re-elected) | 496 | 56.0 | +0.9 |
  | | Free Trade | Charles Boyd | 390 | 44.0 | -0.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 886 | 100.0 | +1.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 886 | 74.4 | +1.2 |
  | | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Saturday 16 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick (elected) | 470 | 55.1 |
  | | Free Trade | Bernhard Wise | 383 | 44.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 853 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 73.2 |
  | | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Thursday 17 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Fergus Smith (elected) | 340 | 48.3 |
  | | Protectionist | Paddy Crick | 255 | 36.2 |
  | | Protectionist | John Hughes | 109 | 15.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 704 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 64.2 |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Thursday 22 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lewis Lloyd (re-elected) | Lewis Lloyd (re-elected) | 355 | 56.3 |
  | James Fitzpatrick | James Fitzpatrick | 276 | 43.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 631 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 59.5 |
  
  **1884 by-election**
  
  1884 West Macquarie by-election Wednesday 2 July :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lewis Lloyd (elected) | Lewis Lloyd (elected) | 375 | 67.2 |
  | William Richardson | William Richardson | 183 | 32.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 558 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 566 | 53.9 |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Wednesday 13 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Hellyer (elected) | Thomas Hellyer (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Saturday 27 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | 461 | 53.3 |
  | Alfred Pechey | Alfred Pechey | 404 | 46.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 865 | 97.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 2.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 882 | 79.3 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1870s
  
  **1877**
  
  1877 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Wednesday 31 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | Charles Pilcher (re-elected) | 314 | 59.3 |
  | Alexander Rae | Alexander Rae | 216 | 40.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 530 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 541 | 47.3 |
  
  **1875**
  
  1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Monday 4 January 1875 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Pilcher (elected) | Charles Pilcher (elected) | 425 | 58.7 |
  | Henry Rotton | Henry Rotton | 299 | 41.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 724 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 740 | 57.7 |
  
  **1872**
  
  1872 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Saturday 24 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edmund Webb (re-elected) | Edmund Webb (re-elected) | 320 | 78.6 |
  | George Thornton | George Thornton | 87 | 21.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 407 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 414 | 40.2 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1860s
  
  **1869**
  
  1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Wednesday 15 December 1869 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edmund Webb (elected) | Edmund Webb (elected) | 397 | 57.6 |
  | Richard Driver (defeated) | Richard Driver (defeated) | 292 | 42.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 689 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 703 | 74.9 |
  
  **1864**
  
  1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Saturday 24 December 1864 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Richard Driver (re-elected) | Richard Driver (re-elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1860**
  
  1860 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Monday 10 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Richard Driver (elected) | Richard Driver (elected) | 188 | 67.1 |
  | John Clements (defeated) | John Clements (defeated) | 92 | 32.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 280 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 280 | 38.4 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859 by-election**
  
  1859 West Macquarie by-election Wednesday 21 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Mort (elected) | Henry Mort (elected) | show of hands | |
  | Richard Driver | Richard Driver | | |
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: West Macquarie Tuesday 14 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John McPhillamy (elected) | John McPhillamy (elected) | 264 | 83.0 |
  | Thomas Hawkins | Thomas Hawkins | 54 | 17.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 318 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 318 | 60.9 |
  