Moree, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   Thomas Hassall Protectionist
1895
1898   National Federal
1901   William Webster Labour
1903 by   Percy Stirton Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1903 by-election

1903 Moree by-election
Saturday 12 December [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Percy Stirton 689 61.0
Independent Liberal Alfredo Zlotkowski 440 39.0
Total formal votes 1,129 98.7 -1.3
Informal votes 15 1.3 +1.3
Turnout 1,144 39.8 [a] -18.2
Liberal Reform gain from Labour Swing
William Webster (Labour) resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of Gwydir. Leonard Court (Labour) was not nominated in time.[4]

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Moree [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Webster 877 52.6
Progressive John Crane 789 47.4 -22.1
Total formal votes 1,666 100.0 +0.6
Informal votes 0 0.0 -0.6
Turnout 1,666 58.0 +8.3
Labour gain from Progressive  
The sitting member was Thomas Hassall (Progressive) who did not contest the election.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Moree [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Thomas Hassall 675 69.4
Free Trade Henry Joseph 297 30.6
Total formal votes 972 99.4
Informal votes 6 0.6
Turnout 978 49.6
National Federal hold  

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Moree [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Hassall 546 58.1
Independent Labour Robert Buist 394 41.9
Total formal votes 940 99.4
Informal votes 6 0.6
Turnout 946 58.1
Protectionist hold  

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Moree [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Hassall 668 55.5
Independent Labour L Mouatt 490 40.7
Ind. Free Trade J Halse 24 2.0
Free Trade T Vyner 21 1.8
Total formal votes 1,203 98.1
Informal votes 23 1.9
Turnout 1,226 76.7
Protectionist win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,875 at the 1901 election.[5]

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 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.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1903 Moree by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1901 Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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