Forbes, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]

electionMemberPartyMemberParty
1880   Henry Cooke None   John Bodel None
1882   Walter Coonan None   Alfred Stokes None
1885
1887   Henry Cooke Free Trade   Protectionist
1889
1891   Albert Gardiner Labor   George Hutchinson Labor

Election results

Elections in the 1890s

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Forbes.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Wednesday 24 June [4]
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 3,692 99.2
Informal votes 29 0.8
Turnout 2,200 61.3
  Labor gain 1 from Protectionist and gain 1 from Free Trade  

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Forbes.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Wednesday 13 February [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Henry Cooke (elected 1) 730 27.1
Protectionist Alfred Stokes (elected 2) 715 26.6
Protectionist George Hutchinson 682 25.3
Free Trade Francis Cotton 565 21.0
Total formal votes 2,692 99.6
Informal votes 10 0.4
Turnout 1,531 61.3
  Free Trade hold 1  
  Protectionist hold 1  

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Forbes.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Monday 14 February [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) 788 36.6
Free Trade Henry Cooke (elected 2) 706 32.8
Protectionist Joseph Reymond 657 30.5
Total formal votes 2,151 99.3
Informal votes 16 0.7
Turnout 1,273 52.8

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Forbes.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Thursday 22 October [7]
Candidate Votes %
Alfred Stokes (re-elected 1) 765 37.5
Walter Coonan (re-elected 2) 647 31.7
Henry Cooke 627 30.8
Total formal votes 2,039 99.4
Informal votes 13 0.6
Turnout 1,300 52.8

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Forbes.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Friday 8 December [8]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Coonan (elected 1) 731 36.2
Alfred Stokes (elected 2) 649 32.1
Henry Cooke (defeated) 640 31.7
Total formal votes 2,020 98.9
Informal votes 23 1.1
Turnout 1,523 57.0
Sitting member John Bodel did not contest the election.

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Forbes.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Forbes
Saturday 27 November [9]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Cooke (elected 1) 675 23.6
John Bodel (elected 2) 638 22.3
Walter Coonan (defeated) 631 22.0
Alfred Stokes 499 17.4
George Moore 336 11.7
Baker, St Baker 84 2.9
Total formal votes 2,863 99.0
Informal votes 30 1.0
Turnout 1,630 60.3
  (new seat)
Forbes replaced part of The Bogan. Walter Coonan was the sitting member for The Bogan.

References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Forbes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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