Electoral results for the district of St Leonards
# Electoral results for the district of St Leonards

St Leonards, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.

Single-member (1859–1882) :

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| 1859 | Edward Sayers | None |
| 1860 by | James Farnell | None |
| 1860 | Isaac Shepherd | None |
| 1864 | William Tunks | None |
| 1869 | William Tunks | None |
| 1872 | William Tunks | None |
| 1874 | James Farnell | None |
| 1877 | James Farnell | None |
| 1880 | James Farnell | None | Member | Member | Party |
| 1882 | George Dibbs | None | | Bernhardt Holtermann | None |
| 1885 | Sir Henry Parkes | None | | Isaac Ives | None |
| 1887 | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade | | Isaac Ives | Free Trade |
| 1887 by | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade | | Isaac Ives | Free Trade | Member | Member | Party |
| 1889 | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade | | Joseph Cullen | Free Trade | | John Burns | Free Trade |
| 1891 | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade | | Joseph Cullen | Free Trade | | Edward Clark | Labor |
| 1894 | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade |
| 1895 | Edward Clark | Free Trade |
| 1898 | Edward Clark | Free Trade |
| 1901 | Edward Clark | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | Thomas Creswell | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | Edward Clark | Independent |
| 1910 | Arthur Cocks | Liberal Reform |
| 1913 | Arthur Cocks | Liberal Reform |
| 1917 | Arthur Cocks | Nationalist |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1910s

**1917**

1917 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Cocks | 3,992 | 65.5 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Edwards | 2,052 | 33.7 | -10.0 |
| | Independent | Frederick Clancy | 53 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,097 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,177 | 51.4 | -11.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +11.4 | |

**1913**

1913 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Arthur Cocks | 4,042 | 54.1 |
| | Labor | George Down | 3,264 | 43.7 |
| | Independent | Frederick Meyer | 86 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | Peter Pollack | 78 | 1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,470 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 221 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,691 | 63.0 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

**1910**

1910 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Arthur Cocks | 3,382 | 46.0 | +15.2 |
| | Labor | George Down | 2,232 | 30.4 | +21.0 |
| | Independent Liberal | Edward Clark (defeated) | 1,735 | 23.6 | -13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,349 | 99.6 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,378 | 68.1 | -3.8 |

1910 New South Wales state election: St Leonards - Second Round :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Arthur Cocks | 4,443 | 57.3 | +26.5 |
| | Labor | George Down | 3,317 | 42.7 | +33.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,760 | 99.7 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.3 | -2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,783 | 71.8 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Independent | Liberal Reform gain from Independent | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1907**

1907 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Edward Clark | 2,366 | 37.0 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Carter | 1,972 | 30.8 | -18.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Herbert McIntosh | 909 | 14.2 | |
| | Labor | Herbert Milner | 600 | 9.4 | -0.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Thomas Creswell (defeated) | 549 | 8.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,396 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 156 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,552 | 71.9 | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Reform | Independent gain from Liberal Reform | Swing | +9.2 | |

**1904**

1904 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Creswell | 2,164 | 49.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | Edward Clark | 1,630 | 37.5 |
| | Labor | George Down | 445 | 10.2 |
| | Independent | Fountain Winter | 99 | 2.3 |
| | Independent Liberal | Charles Lloyd | 10 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | David Middleton | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,349 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,394 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Edward Clark | 1,066 | 53.7 | -11.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | Thomas Creswell | 801 | 40.3 | |
| | Labor | Peter O'Connell | 119 | 6.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,986 | 99.5 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 59.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Edward Clark | 1,080 | 63.5 |
| | National Federal | Fountain Winter | 421 | 24.8 |
| | Independent Federalist | Andrew Eaton | 190 | 11.2 |
| | Independent Federalist | Robert Moodie | 9 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,700 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,717 | 57.5 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Edward Clark | 996 | 62.4 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Goddard | 601 | 37.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,597 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,613 | 68.0 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sir Henry Parkes | 1,028 | 50.8 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Edward Clark | 825 | 40.8 | |
| | Protectionist | Francis Punch | 159 | 7.9 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Stoddart | 8 | 0.4 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | James Ford | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,022 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,037 | 83.9 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (previously 3 members) | (previously 3 members) | (previously 3 members) |

**1891**

1891 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Wednesday 17 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 2,510 | 24.1 |
| | Free Trade | Joseph Cullen (re-elected 2) | 2,359 | 22.6 |
| | Labor | Edward Clark (elected 3) | 1,917 | 18.4 |
| | Free Trade | John Burns (defeated) | 1,808 | 17.3 |
| | Protectionist | Francis Punch | 1,345 | 12.9 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Jonathan Seaver (defeated) | 494 | 4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,433 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,532 | 61.4 |
| | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |
| | Labor gain 1 from Free Trade | Labor gain 1 from Free Trade | | |

### Elections in the 1880s

**1889**

1889 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Saturday 2 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sir Henry Parkes (elected 1) | 2,221 | 27.3 | |
| | Free Trade | Joseph Cullen (elected 2) | 1,922 | 23.6 | |
| | Free Trade | John Burns (elected 3) | 1,575 | 19.3 | |
| | Free Trade | Edward Clark | 1,372 | 16.8 | |
| | Protectionist | J Griffin | 1,057 | 13.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,147 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,708 | 58.4 | |
| | Free Trade hold 2 and win 1 | Free Trade hold 2 and win 1 | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

**1887 by-election**

1887 St Leonards by-election Monday 24 October :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sir Henry Parkes (elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |

**1887**

1887 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Wednesday 2 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Free Trade | Isaac Ives (re-elected) | unopposed | | |

**1885**

1885 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Friday 16 October :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | Sir Henry Parkes (re-elected 1) | 1,506 | 33.4 |
| Isaac Ives (re-elected 2) | Isaac Ives (re-elected 2) | 1,149 | 25.5 |
| George Dibbs (defeated) | George Dibbs (defeated) | 1,039 | 23.0 |
| Edward Clark | Edward Clark | 819 | 18.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,513 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,008 | 70.5 |

**1882**

1882 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Tuesday 5 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bernhardt Holtermann (elected 1) | Bernhardt Holtermann (elected 1) | 965 | 30.9 |
| George Dibbs (elected 2) | George Dibbs (elected 2) | 962 | 30.8 |
| Cunningham Atchison | Cunningham Atchison | 713 | 22.8 |
| Philip Richardson | Philip Richardson | 327 | 10.5 |
| William Muston | William Muston | 86 | 2.8 |
| Sir Henry Parkes | Sir Henry Parkes | 70 | 2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,123 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,926 | 62.5 |
| | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |

**1880**

1880 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Monday 22 November :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| James Farnell (re-elected) | James Farnell (re-elected) | 869 | 55.3 |
| Bernard Holtermann | Bernard Holtermann | 703 | 44.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,572 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 59.8 |

### Elections in the 1870s

**1877**

1877 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Wednesday 31 October :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| James Farnell (re-elected) | James Farnell (re-elected) | unopposed | |

**1874**

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Monday 21 December 1874 :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| James Farnell (elected) | James Farnell (elected) | 856 | 64.0 |
| Bernard Holtermann | Bernard Holtermann | 471 | 35.2 |
| James French | James French | 7 | 0.5 |
| Edward Lord | Edward Lord | 4 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,338 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,338 | 59.8 |

**1872**

1872 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Wednesday 6 March :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Tunks (re-elected) | William Tunks (re-elected) | 686 | 65.8 |
| James Byrnes | James Byrnes | 342 | 32.8 |
| W Wardle | W Wardle | 9 | 0.9 |
| James French | James French | 5 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,042 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,044 | 49.8 |

### Elections in the 1860s

**1869**

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Monday 20 December 1869 :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Tunks (re-elected) | William Tunks (re-elected) | 752 | 56.5 |
| William Forster (defeated) | William Forster (defeated) | 579 | 43.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,331 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 67.0 |

**1864**

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Wednesday 7 December 1864 :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Tunks (elected) | William Tunks (elected) | 591 | 51.8 |
| Edward Sayers | Edward Sayers | 550 | 48.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,141 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | 57.2 |

**1860**

1860 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Wednesday 19 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Isaac Shepherd (elected) | Isaac Shepherd (elected) | 580 | 68.4 |
| George McIntosh | George McIntosh | 252 | 29.7 |
| James Martin | James Martin | 16 | 1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 848 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 850 | 46.9 |

**1860 by-election**

1860 St Leonards by-election Wednesday 2 May :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| James Farnell (elected) | James Farnell (elected) | 382 | 52.7 |
| Isaac Shepherd | Isaac Shepherd | 343 | 47.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 725 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 725 | 49.1 |

### Elections in the 1850s

**1859**

1859 New South Wales colonial election: St Leonards Friday 17 June :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Edward Sayers (elected) | Edward Sayers (elected) | 389 | 47.3 |
| Isaac Shepherd | Isaac Shepherd | 319 | 38.8 |
| James Farnell | James Farnell | 115 | 14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 823 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 823 | 55.8 |
