Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election

New South Wales colonial election, 24 October – 12 November 1877 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast 98,503 Turnout 48.31 +1.10
Informal votes 680 Informal 1.01 −0.19
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
Total 98,503     73  

The 1877 New South Wales colonial election was for 73 members representing 61 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 53 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 17 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election.[1]

There were four districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North (1,200), Goldfields South (1,500), Goldfields West (10,000) and University of Sydney (158). The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 2,342 ranging from The Paterson (556) to The Bogan (7,401).[2] The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1877 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
  4. ^ "1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.