Forbes, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]
| election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Labour | George Hutchinson | Labour | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Gardiner(elected 1) | 1,030 | 27.9 | ||
| Labour | 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 | |||
| Labourgain 1 fromProtectionist andgain 1 fromFree Trade | |||||
| 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 Tradehold 1 | |||||
| Protectionisthold 1 | |||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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