Namoi, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales had two incarnations, from 1880 to 1894 and from 1904 to 1950.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 6,634 | 51.2 | −8.4 | |
| Country | Malcolm Heath | 6,313 | 48.8 | +8.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,947 | 99.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 111 | 0.9 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 13,058 | 95.0 | +7.4 | ||
| Laborhold | Swing | −8.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 7,036 | 59.6 | +26.6 | |
| Country | Lancelot Thomas | 4,762 | 40.4 | +7.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 11,798 | 98.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 194 | 1.6 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 11,992 | 87.6 | −5.5 | ||
| Laborhold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 4,387 | 33.0 | ||
| Country | Ernest Batchelor | 4,351 | 32.7 | ||
| Independent Labor | Ernest Hogan | 2,978 | 22.4 | ||
| Country | George Gilby | 1,591 | 12.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,307 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 231 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 13,538 | 93.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 7,016 | 52.7 | ||
| Country | Ernest Batchelor | 6,291 | 47.3 | ||
| Laborgain fromCountry | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,516 | 51.3 | −1.3 | |
| Labor | Ernest Hogan | 7,120 | 48.7 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,636 | 99.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 150 | 1.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 14,786 | 96.6 | +1.2 | ||
| Countryhold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,404 | 52.6 | −3.7 | |
| Labor (NSW) | William Scully | 6,678 | 47.4 | +3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 14,082 | 98.6 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 194 | 1.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 14,276 | 95.4 | −0.9 | ||
| Countryhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,264 | 56.3 | +13.6 | |
| Labor (NSW) | William Scully | 5,484 | 42.5 | −14.8 | |
| Independent | Ernest Bachelor | 151 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,899 | 99.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 130 | 1.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 13,029 | 96.3 | +0.9 | ||
| Countrygain fromLabor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Scully | 7,286 | 57.3 | ||
| Country | William Waterford | 5,430 | 42.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,716 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 153 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 12,869 | 95.4 | |||
| Laborhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Scully | 6,035 | 50.1 | ||
| Nationalist | Leslie Seccombe | 5,442 | 45.1 | ||
| Independent | Henry Jones | 579 | 4.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,056 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 216 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 12,272 | 79.5 | |||
| Laborwin | (new seat) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 6,621 | ||||
| Labor | William Scully(elected 1) | 9,487 | 35.8 | +5.4 | |
| Labor | Michael Hagan | 897 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Labor | James Hawkins | 803 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Nationalist | Walter Wearne(elected 2) | 5,639 | 21.3 | +0.6 | |
| Nationalist | Frank Chaffey(elected 3) | 4,696 | 17.7 | −4.8 | |
| Progressive | Aubrey Abbott | 3,395 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
| Progressive | Lachlan McLachlan | 392 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Progressive | James Laird | 227 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Robert Levien | 947 | 3.6 | −5.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,483 | 96.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,023 | 3.7 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 27,506 | 70.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 11,187 | 42.2 | +4.4 | ||
| Nationalist | 10,335 | 39.0 | −4.1 | ||
| Progressive | 4,014 | 15.2 | +5.5 | ||
| Independent | Robert Levien | 947 | 3.6 | −5.8 | |
Patrick Scully resigned on 20 September 1923.[13] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and asingle transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[14] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate "who represents the same party interest as the late member".William Scully had the highest number of votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the1922 election and took his seat on 20 September 1923.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 6,483 | ||||
| Nationalist | Frank Chaffey(elected 2) | 5,823 | 22.5 | +9.4 | |
| Nationalist | Walter Wearne(elected 3) | 5,363 | 20.7 | +5.8 | |
| Labor | Patrick Scully(elected 1) | 7,880 | 30.4 | −6.5 | |
| Labor | William Scully | 1,602 | 6.2 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | Septimus Humphries | 325 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Progressive | Roland Green | 1,906 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Progressive | Albert Studdy | 599 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Robert Levien | 2,433 | 9.4 | −1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,931 | 96.0 | +2.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,087 | 4.0 | −2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 27,018 | 70.2 | +8.5 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 11,186 | 43.1 | +18.0 | ||
| Labor | 9,807 | 37.8 | −3.6 | ||
| Progressive | 2,505 | 9.7 | −13.2 | ||
| Independent | Robert Levien | 2,433 | 9.4 | −1.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 5,432 | ||||
| Labor | Patrick Scully(elected 1) | 8,007 | 36.9 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Boland | 592 | 2.7 | ||
| Labor | William Scully | 396 | 1.8 | ||
| Nationalist | Frank Chaffey(elected 2) | 2,848 | 13.1 | ||
| Nationalist | John Crane (defeated) | 2,605 | 12.0 | ||
| Progressive | Walter Wearne(elected 3) | 3,244 | 14.9 | ||
| Progressive | Frank Heywood | 969 | 4.5 | ||
| Progressive | Charles Woollett | 754 | 3.5 | ||
| Independent | Robert Levien | 2,309 | 10.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,724 | 93.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,517 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 23,241 | 61.7 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 8,995 | 41.4 | |||
| Nationalist | 5,453 | 25.1 | |||
| Progressive | 4,967 | 22.9 | |||
| Independent | Robert Levien | 2,309 | 10.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Nationalist | Walter Wearne | 2,389 | 42.3 | +42.3 | |
| Labor | Thomas Egan | 2,373 | 42.0 | −11.3 | |
| Independent Labor | George Black | 883 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 5,645 | 98.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 117 | 2.0 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,762 | 61.0 | −2.7 | ||
| Second round result | |||||
| Ind. Nationalist | Walter Wearne | 3,112 | 55.3 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Egan | 2,516 | 44.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,628 | 99.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 25 | 0.4 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 5,653 | 59.9 | −1.1 | ||
| Ind. Nationalistgain fromLabor | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | George Black | 3,151 | 53.3 | ||
| Liberal Reform | James Florance | 2,760 | 46.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,911 | 97.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 177 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 6,088 | 63.7 | |||
| Laborhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Black | 3,267 | 60.3 | +14.2 | |
| Independent Liberal | Hubert O'Reilly | 2,153 | 39.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,420 | 97.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 160 | 2.9 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,580 | 54.8 | −11.1 | ||
| Labourgain fromIndependent Liberal | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Albert Collins [a] | 2,531 | 53.9 | ||
| Labour | William Walton | 2,165 | 46.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,696 | 96.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 149 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,845 | 65.9 | |||
| Independent Liberalhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | Albert Collins | 2,070 | 55.9 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Shakespeare | 1,632 | 44.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,702 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 28 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,730 | 57.7 | |||
| Independent Liberalwin | (new seat) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Job Sheldon(elected 1) | 995 | 39.5 | ||
| Free Trade | Charles Collins(re-elected 2) | 825 | 32.8 | ||
| Free Trade | John Mackay | 697 | 27.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,517 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 11 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,660 | 51.6 | |||
| Labourwin 1 | (1 new seat) | ||||
| Free Tradehold 1 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Charles Collins (elected) | 821 | 73.8 | ||
| Free Trade | David Jones | 292 | 26.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,113 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 11 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,124 | 36.7 | |||
| Free Tradehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Thomas Dangar(elected) | 733 | 61.2 | ||
| Protectionist | William Buchanan | 464 | 38.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,197 | 97.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 37 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,234 | 41.6 | |||
| Free Tradehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Thomas Dangar (elected) | 762 | 65.0 | ||
| Free Trade | George Dale | 411 | 35.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,173 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 20 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,193 | 47.4 | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Collins (elected) | 743 | 72.1 | |
| William Wright | 288 | 27.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,031 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,039 | 48.0 | |
The sitting memberThomas Dangar unsuccessfully contestedThe Gwydir.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | 532 | 71.9 | |
| R H Hyman | 208 | 28.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 740 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | 29 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | 769 | 38.7 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dangar (re-elected) | unopposed | ||
| (new seat) | |||
Thomas Dangar was the sitting member forThe Gwydir.