Electoral results for the district of Bingara
# Electoral results for the district of Bingara

Bingara, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1920.

| Election | Member | Party affiliation |
| - | - | - |
| 1894 | Samuel Moore | Free Trade |
| 1895 | Samuel Moore | Free Trade |
| 1898 | Samuel Moore | Free Trade |
| 1901 | Samuel Moore | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | Samuel Moore | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 by | Samuel Moore | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | Samuel Moore | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | George McDonald | Labor |
| 1913 | George McDonald | Labor |
| 1916 by | George McDonald | Independent |
| 1917 | George McDonald | Nationalist |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1910s

**1917**

1917 New South Wales state election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | George McDonald | 3,113 | 51.5 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Alfred McClelland | 2,935 | 48.5 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,048 | 98.4 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.6 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,143 | 65.5 | -5.0 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor / Independent | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor / Independent | | | |

**1916 by-election**

1916 Bingara by-election Saturday 10 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | George McDonald (re-elected) | 2,974 | 56.2 |
| | Labor | Alfred McClelland | 2,314 | 43.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,288 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,340 | 52.8 |
| | Member changed to Independent from Labor | Member changed to Independent from Labor | | |

**1913**

1913 New South Wales state election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Robert Higgins | 3,320 | 47.8 |
| | Labor | George McDonald | 3,317 | 47.8 |
| | Country Party Association | Frank Cheesbrough | 310 | 4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,947 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 182 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,129 | 70.5 |

1913 New South Wales state election: Bingara - Second Round Saturday 20 December :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | George McDonald | 3,773 | 51.8 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Robert Higgins | 3,514 | 48.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,287 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,319 | 72.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

**1910**

1910 New South Wales state election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | George McDonald | 3,037 | 50.3 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | Samuel Moore (defeated) | 2,997 | 49.7 | -12.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,034 | 98.4 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,132 | 64.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1907**

1907 New South Wales state election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Samuel Moore | 3,143 | 61.9 |
| | Labor | Samuel Heaton | 1,936 | 38.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,079 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,240 | 59.8 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

**1904 by-election**

1904 Bingara by-election Wednesday 14 September :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Samuel Moore (re-elected) | 2,261 | 79.8 |
| | Labor | Frank Foster | 572 | 20.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,833 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | 73.8 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | Swing | N/A |

**1904**

1904 New South Wales state election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Samuel Moore | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Samuel Moore | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Samuel Moore | 696 | 57.6 |
| | National Federal | William McIntyre | 513 | 42.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,209 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,219 | 51.7 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Samuel Moore | 740 | 59.0 |
| | Protectionist | William Dowel | 515 | 41.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,255 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 7 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | 61.3 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bingara :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Samuel Moore | 751 | 50.2 | |
| | Protectionist | William Dowel | 533 | 35.6 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Herbert Clark | 111 | 7.4 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Robert Buist | 96 | 6.4 | |
| | Independent Labor | Thomas Jones | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,496 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 76.4 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
