Candidates of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 8 December 1874 to 12 January 1875.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

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Goldfields North MLA James Rodd had resigned on 16 November 1874 and writs issued for a by-election, which was cancelled when the general election was called.

Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

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 Successful candidates Unsuccessful candidates
Tuesday 8 December 1874
Newcastle George Lloyd Charles Stevens
Wednesday 9 December 1874
East Sydney John Davies
John Macintosh
Henry Parkes
Alexander Stuart
Angus Cameron
J B Douglass
Edward Flood
William Forster
Charles Moore
Daniel O'Connell
Nathaniel Pawsey
James Pemell
John Young
Thursday 10 December 1874
Paddington John Sutherland
Parramatta Charles Byrnes
Hugh Taylor
James Farnell
Friday 11 December 1874
Glebe George Allen John Booth
Charles Mossman
Monday 14 December 1874
Newtown Stephen Brown
Wollombi James Cunneen Joseph Eckford
Wednesday 16 December 1874
East Maitland Stephen Scholey Abel Cobcroft
Alexander Dodds
William Miles
Patrick's Plains William Browne Alexander Bowman
West Sydney Angus Cameron
Henry Dangar
George Dibbs
John Robertson
Walter Cooper
Joseph O'Connor
Joseph Raphael
George Thornton
Joseph Wearne
Windsor Richard Driver William Walker
Thursday 17 December 1874
Morpeth Robert Wisdom William Bellamy
Myles McRae
Pierce O'Keeffe
Narellan John Hurley (b 1796)
Northumberland Charles Stevens James Hannell
Orange Harris Nelson James Johns
Richard Sheridan
Friday 18 December 1874
Kiama Samuel Charles John Stewart
Paterson William Arnold Herbert Brown
Shoalhaven James Warden
Yass Plains Michael Fitzpatrick Arthur Remmington
Monday 21 December 1874
Hartley Thomas Brown
St Leonards James Farnell James French
Bernhardt Holtermann
Edward Lord
West Maitland Henry Cohen William Brooks
Joseph Eckford
William Farthing
Archibald Hamilton
Tuesday 22 December 1874
Clarence Thomas Bawden Charles Fawcett
Edward Madgwick
Goulburn William Teece
Wednesday 23 December 1874
Mudgee Stephen Goold Patrick Jennings
Nepean Patrick Shepherd James Ryan
Queanbeyan John Wright William Forster
William O'Neill
Thursday 24 December 1874
Hastings Robert Smith
Saturday 26 December 1874
Gwydir Thomas Dangar W H Mosely
Monday 28 December 1874
Braidwood Edward Greville
Canterbury Richard Hill
John Lucas
William Pigott
Aaron Wheeler
Carcoar Solomon Meyer T R Icely
Eden Henry Clarke William Clements
Hawkesbury Henry Moses
William Piddington
George Davies
Illawarra Samuel Gray Andrew Lysaght
Upper Hunter Francis White William Gordon
Thomas Hungerford
John Smart
Tuesday 29 December 1874
Hume George Day Thomas Robertson
Tenterfield Robert Abbott W D Bourke
Colin Fraser
Thursday 31 December 1874
Williams William Watson George Stephen
Saturday 2 January 1875
Argyle Edward Butler
Bathurst Francis Suttor Edmund Webb
Hunter John Burns James O'Sullivan
Murrumbidgee William Forster Charles Bardwell
Joseph Leary
Thomas Mate
Tumut James Hoskins Thomas O'Mara
Monday 4 January 1875
Bogan George Lord John Ardill
Arthur Burne
John Kelly
Camden Thomas Garrett
Arthur Onslow
James Nichols
Lower Hunter Archibald Jacob Walter Cooper
Archibald Hamilton
West Macquarie Charles Pilcher Henry Rotton
Tuesday 5 January 1875
East Macquarie John Booth
William Suttor
William Cummings
James Daley
Monaro Alexander Montague H M Joseph
Daniel O'Connell
Wednesday 6 January 1875
Liverpool Plains Hanley Bennett Daniel Macquarie
Thursday 7 January 1875
Murray William Hay Robert Barbour
New England Samuel Terry
Wellington John Smith John Hurley (b 1844)
Thomas Wythes
Friday 8 January 1875
Central Cumberland John Lackey
Joseph Wearne
Charles Jeanneret
Andrew McCulloch
Joseph O'Connor
Nicholas Raven
Maurice Reynolds
Monday 11 January 1875
Balranald Joseph Phelps
Goldfields North Robert Forster Thomas Browne
Goldfields South Ezekiel Baker Henry Copeland
Goldfields West David Buchanan J P Sweeney
Tuesday 12 January 1875
Lachlan James Watson

See also

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References

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  • Green, Antony. "1874-75 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.