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Candidates of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election

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This is a list of candidates for the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 3 December 1869 to 10 January 1870.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

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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
Friday 3 December 1869
East Sydney David Buchanan
George King
James Martin
Henry Parkes
William Cover
Charles Cowper
Robert Hunt
W Jennett
James Neale
Julian Salomons
Alexander Steel
Newcastle George Lloyd James Martin
Monday 6 December 1869
Paddington John Sutherland
Thursday 9 December 1869
Northumberland William Brookes Charles Cleveland
Samuel Gordon
Francis O'Brien
F J Shaw
Joseph Ward
West Sydney John Robertson
William Speer
Joseph Wearne
William Windeyer
William Campbell
Geoffrey Eagar
Alexander Richardson
Friday 10 December 1869
Newtown Stephen Brown Patrick Shepherd
Monday 13 December 1869
Glebe George Allen
Wollombi Joseph Eckford Lyall Scott
Tuesday 14 December 1869
Braidwood Michael Kelly George Alley
Edward Greville
Camden John Morrice
Arthur Onslow
Simon Belinfante
William Sherwin
Clarence Thomas Bawden
Eden Henry Clarke Daniel Egan
Goulburn Maurice Alexander
Illawarra James Osborne John Stewart
Kiama Henry Parkes Samuel Gray
Nepean James Ryan Thomas Shepherd
Archibald Thompson
Shoalhaven Thomas Garrett Samuel Goold
Wednesday 15 December 1869
Hunter John Dillon Alfred Boggis
John Burns
Paterson William Arnold Herbert Brown
George Townshend
West Macquarie Edmund Webb Richard Driver
Thursday 16 December 1869
East Maitland Alexander Dodds Stephen Scholey
Mudgee Henry Stephen Samuel Terry
Upper Hunter Archibald Bell William Gordon
Friday 17 December 1869
Argyle Edward Butler
Lower Hunter Robert Wisdom Archibald Jacob
Morpeth James Campbell John Keating
Narellan Joseph Leary John Hurley
Orange Saul Samuel
Parramatta James Byrnes
James Farnell
George Oakes
Hugh Taylor
Saturday 18 December 1869
Hawkesbury Henry Moses
William Piddington
James Aschough
James Cunneen
W P Wilshire
Monday 20 December 1869
Murrumbidgee William Macleay
St Leonards William Tunks William Forster
West Maitland Benjamin Lee Andrew Liddell
Tuesday 21 December 1869
East Macquarie William Cummings
John Suttor
Samuel Robinson
Wednesday 22 December 1869
Bathurst William Suttor
Bogan George Lord John Ardill
Thomas Manning
Tumut Edward Brown Robert Lynch
J T V Walker
Williams John Nowlan William Mullen
Francis O'Brien
William Watson
Windsor Arthur Dight William Walker
Thursday 23 December 1869
Canterbury Richard Hill
Montagu Stephen
William Henson
John Lucas
Thomas Sullivan
W R Templeton
Carcoar Richard Driver
Hartley James Neale Andrew Brown
John Garsed
Hastings Horace Dean Geoffrey Eagar
Henry Flett
William Forster
Robert Smith
Ebenezer Vickery
Hume James Fallon Thomas Mate
Liverpool Plains Charles Cowper Hanley Bennett
New England Charles Weaver Alexander Black
Robert Forster
Patrick's Plains James Hoskins Bowie Wilson
Queanbeyan William Forster Charles Campbell
Tenterfield Colin Fraser Robert Abbott
James Williamson
Friday 24 December 1869
Gwydir Thomas Dangar Edward Sharp
Yass Plains Michael Fitzpatrick
Tuesday 28 December 1869
Central Cumberland Edward Flood
John Lackey
William Campbell
James Jones
Lachlan James Watson William Dalley
William Forster
Wellington Gerald Spring Charles Blakefield
Andrew Ross
Wednesday 29 December 1869
Murray Patrick Jennings Robert Hunt
Tuesday 4 January 1870
Monaro Daniel Egan William Grahame
Wednesday 5 January 1870
Balranald Joseph Phelps
Monday 10 January 1870
Goldfields North Robert Wisdom William Bourke
Henry Roman
Goldfields South Ezekiel Baker George Stephen
Goldfields West Walter Church Geoffrey Eagar
William Redman

See also

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References

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  • Green, Antony. "1869-70 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.