Candidates of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1887 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 4 February to 26 February 1887.

This was the first election at which there were recognisable political parties in New South Wales: the Free Trade Party of Premier Sir Henry Parkes, and the Protectionist Party. In general, candidates classified as independent protectionists were protectionists who supported Parkes, while independent free traders were free traders who opposed him.

Retiring Members

Note: Bourke MLAs Russell Barton and William Sawers had resigned on 2 December 1886, but the proximity of the election meant no by-election was held.

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and marked with an asterisk (*).

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

Electorate Protectionist candidates Free Trade candidates Other candidates
 
Friday 4 February 1887
St LeonardsIsaac Ives*
Sir Henry Parkes*
Saturday 5 February 1887
BalmainThomas Belgrave
Solomon Hyam
Aaron Wheeler		Jacob Garrard*
John Hawthorne*
Frank Smith*
East SydneyWilliam TraillSydney Burdekin*
William McMillan*
George Reid*
John Street*
GlebeStephen ByrneWilliam Bailey
Michael Chapman*
John Meeks
William Wilkinson*
GoulburnWilliam Teece*
NewcastleJames Fletcher*James Ellis*
George Lloyd
NewtownJames SmithWilliam Foster*
Frederick Gibbes*
Nicholas Hawken*
ParramattaHugh Taylor*
RedfernAlfred Fremlin
James Howe
Arthur Renwick		James Farnell*
William Schey*
William Stephen*
John Sutherland*
South SydneyEdward Bennett
John Davies
Archibald Forsyth
Alfred Miller
James Toohey*		Alban Riley*
Bernhard Wise*
George Withers*		Michael Simmons (Ind)
West SydneyArthur Nelson
William Westman
John Young		Francis Abigail*
Alexander Kethel*
George Merriman*
Daniel O'Connor*
William Pritchard
Monday 7 February 1887
NepeanSamuel Lees*Thomas Smith (Ind FT)
Wednesday 9 February 1887
BathurstFrancis SuttorWilliam Cortis*
Hastings and ManningWalter TargettCharles Roberts*
James Young*
OrangeThomas Dalton*
George Hawke		William Clarke*
PaddingtonWilliam AllenAlfred Allen*
John McLaughlin
John Neild*
John Shepherd
William Trickett*		Edwin Bottrell (Ind)
Thursday 10 February 1887
East MaitlandJames Brunker*
GraftonJohn See*
New EnglandHenry Copeland*
Charles Givney		James Inglis*
Friday 11 February 1887
AlburyGeorge Day*William Smith
ArgyleThomas RoseEdward Ball*
William Holborow*
BoorowaThomas Slattery*
CamdenJames HanrahanThomas Garrett*
John Kidd
William McCourt*
ClarenceJohn McFarlane*John Purves
East MacquariePaddy CrickSydney Smith*
James Tonkin*
West MaitlandRichard Thompson*
Saturday 12 February 1887
CanterburyJohn WatkinWilliam Cameron
Joseph Carruthers*
William Davis*
William Henson*
Alexander Hutchison*
Richard McCoy
George Wallace
John Wheeler
James Wilshire
CarcoarFrancis FreehillCharles Garland*
Charles Jeanneret*
Central CumberlandNathaniel BullFrank Farnell*
Andrew McCulloch*
John Nobbs
Varney Parkes*
HartleyBrisbane Doyle
John Young		John Hurley*Richard Inch (Ind FT)
HawkesburyAlexander Bowman*John Griffin (Ind FT)
Thomas Primrose (Ind)
HunterJohn Burns*
KiamaAngus Cameron*
MolongAndrew Ross* (Ind Prot)
Monday 14 February 1887
BraidwoodAlexander Ryrie*John Lingen
ForbesJoseph Reymond
Alfred Stokes*		Henry Cooke*
Patrick's PlainsAlbert Gould*
ShoalhavenWilliam LovegroveWilliam Martin*
Tuesday 15 February 1887
HumeJames Hayes*
William Lyne*
MudgeeJohn Carden
Richard Rouse
William Wall*		Reginald Black*
John Haynes
Adolphus Taylor*
Wednesday 16 February 1887
GrenfellRobert Vaughn*A L Park
GundagaiRobert NewmanJohn Want* (Ind FT)
GunnedahThomas Goodwin*J Poole
MorpethJohn Bowes*Myles McRae
Thursday 17 February 1887
EdenHenry Clarke*
James Garvan*
GwydirThomas Hassall*
NorthumberlandAndrew Love
Ninian Melville*
John Osborne
Thomas Walker*		Nicholas DowningJoseph Creer* (Ind Prot)
West MacquariePaddy Crick
John Hughes		Fergus Smith*
Friday 18 February 1887
IllawarraAndrew LysaghtFrancis Woodward*
Upper HunterWilliam AbbottRobert Fitzgerald*
Thomas Hungerford
John McElhone*
Saturday 19 February 1887
Glen InnesAlexander HutchisonGeorge Matheson*
InverellGeorge CruickshankSamuel Moore*
QueanbeyanEdward O'Sullivan*George Tompsitt
TumutTravers Jones*Nathaniel Emanuel
WellingtonDavid Ferguson*W J Hill
WollombiRichard Stevenson*
George Watt
Yass PlainsThomas Colls*Henry Donaldson
YoungJames Mackinnon*
Gerald Spring		James Gordon*
William Lucas
Monday 21 February 1887
TamworthWilliam Dowel*
Robert Levien*		Eustace Pratt
William Tribe
TenterfieldWilliam RichardsonCharles Lee*
Tuesday 22 February 1887
BourkeWilliam WillisThomas Waddell*
Alexander Wilson*
NamoiGeorge Dale
Thomas Dangar*
Wednesday 23 February 1887
BoganRene Berteaux
George Cass		John Kelly*
Joseph Penzer*
GloucesterGeorge PerryJohn Hart
John McLaughlin
Jonathan Seaver*
MacleayRobert Smith*Enoch Rudder (Ind Prot)
Thursday 24 February 1887
BalranaldAlexander Cameron (Ind)
Allen Lakeman* (Ind Prot)
Robert Wilkinson* (Ind FT)
MurrumbidgeeJohn Gale*
James Gormly*		Robert ReynoldsGeorge Dibbs* (Ind FT)
Friday 25 February 1887
MonaroHenry Dawson*
Harold Stephen		Herbert EllesThomas O'Mara* (Ind Prot)
Saturday 26 February 1887
DurhamHerbert Brown*John Wade (Ind FT)
MurrayRobert Barbour*
John Chanter*		William Virgoe
RichmondFrederick Crouch*
Thomas Ewing*		James Barrie
R E De B Lopez
WentworthJoseph Abbott*
Thomas Browne
William Fergusson		William MacGregor* (Ind FT)

See also

References
  • Green, Antony. "1887 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.
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