Electoral district of Grafton
Grafton was electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1904 and was named after and included the town of Grafton.[1]
Its only member was John See and this was the only seat that See held. See was a member of the Protectionist Party from 1887 and which became the Progressive Party from 1901. See became Premier when William Lyne moved to Federal Parliament in March 1901. For the 1904 election the Legislative Assembly was reduced in size from 125 to 90 seats as a result of Federation. The redistribution saw Grafton absorbed by The Clarence, while much of The Clarence become part of Raleigh.
Sir John See retired as Premier and member for Grafton in June 1904 due to ill health,[2] and accepted an appointment to the Legislative Council.[3][4]
Members for Grafton
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
John See | None | 1880–1887 | |
Protectionist | 1887–1901 | ||
Progressive | 1901–1904 |
Election results
Elections in the 1900s
1901
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | John See | 843 | 94.2 | +31.7 | |
Independent Liberal | Frederick Wilcox | 52 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 895 | 99.0 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 9 | 1.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 904 | 37.9 | -28.2 | ||
Progressive hold |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Federal | John See | 898 | 62.5 | ||
Independent Federalist | Frederick McGuren | 539 | 37.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,437 | 99.5 | |||
Informal votes | 7 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,444 | 66.1 | |||
National Federal hold |
1895
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John See | unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold | Swing |
1894
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John See | 994 | 57.2 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | William Hawthorne | 636 | 36.6 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Edmund Hockey | 109 | 6.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,739 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 14 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,753 | 83.2 | |||
Protectionist hold |
1891
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John See | unopposed |
Elections in the 1880s
1889
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John See (elected) | 955 | 71.2 | ||
Protectionist | Richard Becher | 386 | 28.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,341 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 28 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,369 | 59.9 | |||
Protectionist hold |
1887
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John See (re-elected) | unopposed |
1885
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John See | unopposed |
1882
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John See (re-elected) | unopposed |
1880
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John See (elected) | 636 | 55.4 | |
Richard Stevenson | 513 | 44.7 | |
Total formal votes | 1,149 | 97.2 | |
Informal votes | 33 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 1,182 | 62.3 | |
(new seat) |
References
- Green, Antony. "The district of Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Henry, Keith. "See, Sir John (1845–1907)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 5 December 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- "Government Gazette Notices". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (340). 21 June 1904. p. 4935. Retrieved 6 December 2019 – via Trove.
- "Sir John See (1845–1907)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1898 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1895 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1894 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1891 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1889 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1887 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1885 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1882 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1880 Grafton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.