Wilcannia, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales was created in 1889 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3][4]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Edward Dickens | Protectionist | |
| 1891 | |||
| 1894 | Richard Sleath | Labour | |
| 1895 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1901 | Independent Labour | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labor | Richard Sleath | 637 | 47.9 | −24.1 | |
| Labour | John Buzacott | 414 | 31.1 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Thomas Bell | 280 | 21.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,331 | 99.3 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,341 | 52.5 | +9.9 | ||
| Memberchanged toIndependent Labour fromLabour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Sleath | 770 | 72.0 | ||
| National Federal | Edmond O'Donnell | 300 | 28.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,070 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,075 | 42.6 | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Sleath | unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Sleath | 971 | 67.7 | ||
| Protectionist | Edward Dickens | 463 | 32.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,434 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 25 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,459 | 77.8 | |||
| Labourgain fromProtectionist | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Edward Dickens(re-elected) | unopposed | |||
| Protectionisthold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Edward Dickens(elected) | 209 | 68.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Charles Fartiere | 97 | 31.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 306 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 7 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 313 | 25.6 | |||
| Protectionistwin | (new seat) | ||||