Electoral results for the district of Williams (New South Wales)
# Electoral results for the district of Williams (New South Wales)

Williams, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1859 and abolished in 1880.

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1859 | Stephen Dark | None |
| 1860 by | Alexander Campbell | None |
| 1860 | William Allen | None |
| 1864 | Marshall Burdekin | None |
| Jan 1866 by | Frederick Manton | None |
| Apr 1866 by | John Nowlan | None |
| 1869 | John Nowlan | None |
| 1872 | John Nowlan | None |
| 1874 | William Watson | None |
| 1877 by | William Johnston | None |
| 1877 | William Johnston | None |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1870s

**1877**

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Thursday 1 November :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Johnston (re-elected) | William Johnston (re-elected) | 516 | 51.0 |
| John Booth (defeated) | John Booth (defeated) | 495 | 49.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,011 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,052 | 70.7 |

**1877 by-election**

1877 The Williams by-election Monday 12 February :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Johnston (elected) | William Johnston (elected) | 526 | 56.4 |
| John Nowlan | John Nowlan | 409 | 43.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 938 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 953 | 68.2 |

**1874**

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Thursday 31 December 1874 :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Watson (elected) | William Watson (elected) | 400 | 51.8 |
| George Stephen | George Stephen | 373 | 48.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 773 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 792 | 59.6 |

**1872**

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Friday 8 March :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| John Nowlan (re-elected) | John Nowlan (re-elected) | 423 | 50.4 |
| William Watson | William Watson | 416 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 839 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 839 | 64.1 |

### Elections in the 1860s

**1869**

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Wednesday 22 December 1869 :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| John Nowlan (re-elected) | John Nowlan (re-elected) | 473 | 61.0 |
| William Mullen | William Mullen | 222 | 28.7 |
| William Watson | William Watson | 69 | 8.9 |
| Francis O'Brien | Francis O'Brien | 11 | 1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 775 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 775 | 64.6 |

**April 1866 by-election**

1866 Williams by-election Thursday 19 April :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| John Nowlan (elected) | John Nowlan (elected) | 375 | 49.2 |
| Joseph Abbott | Joseph Abbott | 205 | 26.9 |
| Archibald Jacob | Archibald Jacob | 182 | 23.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 762 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 762 | 57.0 |

**January 1866 by-election**

1866 Williams by-election Monday 22 January :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Frederick Manton (elected) | Frederick Manton (elected) | 366 | 56.1 |
| Marshall Burdekin (defeated) | Marshall Burdekin (defeated) | 260 | 39.9 |
| Henry Ellis | Henry Ellis | 26 | 4.0 |
| Joseph Abbott | Joseph Abbott | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 652 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 652 | 57.0 |

**1864**

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Thursday 8 December 1864 :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Marshall Burdekin (re-elected) | Marshall Burdekin (re-elected) | 293 | 50.3 |
| Frederick Manton | Frederick Manton | 177 | 30.4 |
| William Allen (defeated) | William Allen (defeated) | 112 | 19.2 |
| J West | J West | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 582 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 578 | 58.1 |

**1860**

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Friday 14 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| William Allen (elected) | William Allen (elected) | unopposed | |

**1860 by-election**

1860 The Williams by-election Thursday 16 February :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alexander Campbell (elected) | Alexander Campbell (elected) | 143 | 54.2 |
| William Allen | William Allen | 121 | 45.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 264 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 264 | 30.8 |

### Elections in the 1850s

**1859**

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Williams Thursday 16 June :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Stephen Dark (elected) | Stephen Dark (elected) | 324 | 58.4 |
| Samuel Gordon (defeated) | Samuel Gordon (defeated) | 231 | 41.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 555 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 555 | 64.8 |
