Electoral district of Macleay

Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 in the Macleay River area. Between 1889 and 1894, it elected two members with voters casting two votes and the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it was abolished, partly replaced by Raleigh.[1][2][3] Under the spelling conventions of the time it was generally spelled M'Leay.

Members for Macleay

Single-member (1880–1889)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Smith	None	1880–1887
	Robert Smith	Protectionist	1887–1889
Two members (1889–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Otho Dangar	Protectionist	1889–1893		Patrick Hogan	Protectionist	1889–1894
	Francis Clarke	Protectionist	1893–1894		Patrick Hogan	Protectionist	1889–1894

Election results

1893 The Macleay by-election
Monday 29 May [4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protectionist	Francis Clarke (elected)	1,035	55.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Otho Dangar (defeated)	846	45.0
Total formal votes			1,881	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			1,881	59.8 [lower-alpha 1]
	Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist		Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Otho Dangar (Protectionist) due to bankruptcy.[4]

Notes

estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,148 at the 1891 election.[5]

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
"Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
"Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
Green, Antony. "1893 Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
Green, Antony. "1891 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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[6] stimate based on an electoral roll of 3,148 at the 1891 election.[5]

[Green_Macleay-1] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[2] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[3] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[1893_Macleay_colonial_by-election_Green-4] Green, Antony. "1893 Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[Green_1891_Macleay-5] Green, Antony. "1891 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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