Electoral results for the district of Gloucester
# Electoral results for the district of Gloucester

Gloucester an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations from 1880 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1988.

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | | Archibald Jacob | None |
| 1882 | | Robert White | None |
| 1885 | | Robert White | None |
| 1887 | | Jonathan Seaver | Free Trade |
| 1889 | | Jonathan Seaver | Free Trade |
| 1891 | | John Hart | Free Trade |
| 1894 | | Richard Price | Protectionist |
| 1895 | | Richard Price | Protectionist |
| 1898 | | Richard Price | Protectionist |
| 1901 | | Richard Price | Independent |
| 1904 | | James Young | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | Richard Price | Independent |
| 1910 | | Richard Price | Liberal Reform |
| 1913 | | Richard Price | Farmers and Settlers |
| 1917 | | Richard Price | Independent |
| 1917 by | | Richard Price | Independent |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Walter Bennett | Nationalist |
| 1930 | | Walter Bennett | Nationalist |
| 1932 | | Walter Bennett | United Australia |
| 1934 by | | Charles Bennett | United Australia |
| 1935 | | Charles Bennett | United Australia |
| 1938 | | Charles Bennett | United Australia |
| 1941 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Independent |
| 1944 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Independent |
| 1947 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Independent |
| 1950 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Country |
| 1953 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Country |
| 1956 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Country |
| 1959 | | Ray Fitzgerald | Country |
| 1962 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1965 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1968 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1971 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1973 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1976 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1978 | | Leon Punch | Country |
| 1981 | | Leon Punch | National Country |
| 1984 | | Leon Punch | National |
| 1985 by | | Wendy Machin | National |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1980s

**1985 by-election**

1985 Gloucester by-election Saturday 1 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Wendy Machin | 21,461 | 68.32 |
| | Independent | Rodney Hickman | 7,096 | 22.59 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Marie-Anne Hockings | 2,589 | 8.24 |
| | Small Business and Enterprise Party | Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis | 161 | 0.51 |
| | Small Business and Enterprise Party | Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis | 104 | 0.33 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,411 | 97.62 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 765 | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,176 | 81.02 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | |

**1984**

1984 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National | Leon Punch | 21,678 | 61.9 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | John Eastman | 13,360 | 38.1 | -1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,038 | 97.8 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 777 | 2.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,815 | 94.2 | +0.5 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

**1981**

1981 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Country | Leon Punch | 19,261 | 60.2 |
| | Labor | John Eastman | 12,721 | 39.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,982 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 578 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,560 | 93.7 |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | -5.4 |

### Elections in the 1970s

**1978**

1978 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Country | Leon Punch | 14,265 | 55.4 | -6.2 |
| | Labor | Ronald Aiken | 9,551 | 37.1 | +7.8 |
| | Independent | Bruce MacKenzie | 1,942 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,758 | 98.5 | -0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,162 | 93.9 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National Country | Leon Punch | 15,236 | 59.2 | -10.0 |
| | Labor | Ronald Aiken | 10,522 | 40.8 | +10.0 |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | -10.0 | |

**1976**

1976 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 14,160 | 61.6 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | Johannes Winkelman | 6,723 | 29.3 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | Herbert Collins | 2,085 | 9.1 | -3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,968 | 99.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 219 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,187 | 93.8 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leon Punch | 15,886 | 69.2 | -6.0 |
| | Labor | Johannes Winkelman | 7,082 | 30.8 | +6.0 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -6.0 | |

**1973**

1973 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 12,708 | 65.2 | +3.1 |
| | Labor | Terence Wallis | 4,355 | 22.3 | -5.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Herbert Collins | 2,435 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,498 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 273 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,771 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leon Punch | 14,656 | 75.2 | +10.4 |
| | Labor | Terence Wallis | 4,842 | 24.8 | -10.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +10.4 | |

**1971**

1971 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 12,720 | 62.1 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | Terence Wallis | 5,664 | 27.6 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | James Bogan | 2,112 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,496 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 217 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,713 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leon Punch | 13,987 | 68.2 | -4.5 |
| | Labor | Terence Wallis | 6,509 | 31.8 | +4.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

**1968**

1968 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 11,152 | 59.8 | -13.4 |
| | Labor | Philip Jackson | 4,305 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| | Independent | Bob Scott | 1,325 | 7.1 | -19.7 |
| | Independent | Charles Buckingham | 973 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Independent | John Tully | 891 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,646 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,021 | 95.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leon Punch | 13,066 | 70.1 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Philip Jackson | 5,580 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

**1965**

1965 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 14,337 | 73.2 | +29.4 |
| | Independent | Bob Scott | 5,249 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,586 | 98.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 306 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,892 | 95.7 | −0.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1962**

1962 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 8,590 | 43.8 | −13.4 |
| | Labor | Loris Kable | 5,801 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| | Country | Alan Borthwick | 4,576 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Aubrey Barr | 640 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,607 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 214 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,821 | 95.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leon Punch | 12,567 | 64.1 | +6.9 |
| | Labor | Loris Kable | 7,040 | 35.9 | +35.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1950s

**1959**

1959 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 9,490 | 57.2 |
| | Independent | Alan Borthwick | 7,109 | 42.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,599 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,924 | 94.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

**1956**

1956 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 10,307 | 65.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Thomas Breen | 5,440 | 34.6 | −2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,747 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,953 | 92.0 | −2.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

**1953**

1953 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 9,696 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Percy Randle | 5,694 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,390 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,666 | 94.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

**1950**

1950 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edward Robb | 4,792 | 30.2 |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 4,711 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal | Roderick Richardson | 3,601 | 22.7 |
| | Country | Bruce Cowan | 2,577 | 16.2 |
| | Independent | William McCristal | 180 | 1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,861 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 360 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,221 | 90.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 10,488 | 66.1 |
| | Labor | Edward Robb | 5,373 | 33.9 |
| | Member changed to Country from Independent | Member changed to Country from Independent | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1940s

**1947**

1947 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 5,650 | 41.4 | +0.4 |
| | Country | Donald Mackay | 4,194 | 30.7 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Alan Borthwick | 3,066 | 22.5 | -15.4 |
| | Independent | James Bogan | 366 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Edwin Dark | 366 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,642 | 97.2 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 396 | 2.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,038 | 94.8 | +2.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 6,885 | 50.5 | +0.3 |
| | Country | Donald Mackay | 6,757 | 49.5 | +49.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

**1944**

1944 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 5,194 | 41.0 | +16.5 |
| | Democratic | Harold Young | 4,805 | 37.9 | +4.8 |
| | Country | Charles Bennett | 2,665 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,664 | 98.2 | -0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,894 | 92.6 | -2.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 6,362 | 50.2 | -1.3 |
| | Democratic | Harold Young | 6,302 | 49.8 | +1.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

**1941**

1941 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Charles Bennett | 4,494 | 33.1 |
| | Labor | William Morgan | 3,735 | 27.5 |
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 3,321 | 24.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Bruce | 2,031 | 14.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,581 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,705 | 94.9 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 6,999 | 51.5 |
| | United Australia | Charles Bennett | 6,582 | 48.5 |
| | Independent gain from United Australia | Independent gain from United Australia | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s

**1938**

1938 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Charles Bennett | 7,732 | 54.3 | -45.7 |
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 5,010 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Independent | Henry Rooke | 1,492 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,234 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 238 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,472 | 96.2 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1935**

1935 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Charles Bennett | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

**1934 by-election**

1934 Gloucester by-election Saturday 25 August :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Charles Bennett | 6,868 | 53.2 | +2.6 |
| | Country | George Waller | 3,531 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
| | Country | William Hawdon | 2,506 | 19.4 | −10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,905 | 97.2 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 374 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,279 | 89.9 | −6.3 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.
* The by-election was triggered by the death of Walter Bennett, (United Australia).

**1932**

1932 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | Walter Bennett | 6,620 | 50.6 | -20.1 |
| | Independent Country | William Hawdon | 3,930 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Campbell | 1,959 | 15.0 | -14.3 |
| | Independent | William Flannery | 569 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,078 | 98.3 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,307 | 96.2 | +1.8 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1930**

1930 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter Bennett | 8,731 | 70.7 |
| | Labor | Willie Harris | 3,622 | 29.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,353 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 178 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,531 | 94.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

**1927**

1927 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Walter Bennett | 6,146 | 52.2 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Brown | 2,687 | 22.8 | |
| | Labor | Henry Hall | 1,650 | 14.0 | |
| | Independent | William Flannery | 1,293 | 11.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,776 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 167 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,943 | 81.3 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

District re-established

**1920 - 1927**

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s

**1917 by-election**

1917 Gloucester by-election Saturday 10 November :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Price (re-elected) | 3,740 | 59.6 | +3.6 |
| | Nationalist | Lewis Martin | 2,999 | 40.4 | -3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,275 | 100.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,275 | 62.7 | -5.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

**1917**

1917 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Lewis Martin | 2,671 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Price | 2,390 | 36.5 | -17.2 |
| | Labor | Albert Jones | 1,487 | 22.7 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,548 | 99.2 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,602 | 65.9 | -5.2 |

1917 New South Wales state election: Gloucester - Second Round :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Price | 3,815 | 56.0 | |
| | Nationalist | Lewis Martin | 2,999 | 44.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,814 | 99.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,836 | 68.3 | +2.4 |
| | Member changed to Independent from Farmers and Settlers / Nationalist | Member changed to Independent from Farmers and Settlers / Nationalist | | | |

**1913**

1913 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Richard Price | 3,750 | 53.7 |
| | Labor | Albert Jones | 1,441 | 20.6 |
| | Country Party Association | David Cowan | 1,372 | 19.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Malcolm | 420 | 6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,983 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,123 | 71.1 |
| | Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform | Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform | | |

**1910**

1910 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Richard Price | 4,608 | 65.3 | +12.6 |
| | Labor | Con Hogan | 1,943 | 27.5 | |
| | Independent | James Gregg | 506 | 7.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,057 | 97.0 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 222 | 3.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,279 | 65.9 | -7.1 |
| | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1907**

1907 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Price | 2,854 | 52.7 |
| | Liberal Reform | James Young | 2,407 | 44.4 |
| | Independent | Henry Gardem | 160 | 3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,421 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 160 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,581 | 73.0 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Reform | Independent gain from Liberal Reform | | |

**1904**

1904 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | James Young | 2,635 | 57.4 |
| | Progressive | John Thomson | 1,955 | 42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,590 | 99.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,602 | 70.1 |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Independent | Liberal Reform gain from Independent | | |

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Price | 981 | 79.4 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal Reform | Alfred Lee | 255 | 20.6 | -15.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,236 | 99.8 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,239 | 48.3 | -12.4 |
| | Member changed to Independent from Progressive | Member changed to Independent from Progressive | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Federal | Richard Price | 859 | 63.9 |
| | Free Trade | Frederick Hooke | 486 | 36.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,345 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 60.7 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Richard Price | 904 | 86.5 |
| | Independent Labor | William Ellingworth | 141 | 13.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,045 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,050 | 48.2 |
| | Protectionist hold | Protectionist hold | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Protectionist | Richard Price | 1,084 | 59.8 |
| | Free Trade | John Hart | 591 | 32.6 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Donald McKinnon | 109 | 6.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William Ellingworth | 29 | 1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,813 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 20 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 84.7 |
| | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | | |

**1891**

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester Saturday 27 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | John Hart (elected) | 613 | 52.5 |
| | Protectionist | Richard Price | 555 | 47.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,168 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 70.6 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

### Elections in the 1880s

**1889**

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester Saturday 16 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Jonathan Seaver (elected) | 369 | 36.0 |
| | Protectionist | Richard Price | 360 | 35.2 |
| | Free Trade | John Hart | 295 | 28.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,024 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,036 | 58.5 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1887**

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester Wednesday 23 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Jonathan Seaver (elected) | 434 | 45.4 |
| | Free Trade | John Hart | 267 | 27.9 |
| | Free Trade | John McLaughlin | 207 | 21.7 |
| | Protectionist | George Perry | 48 | 5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 956 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 59.2 |

**1885**

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester Saturday 24 October :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Robert White (re-elected) | Robert White (re-elected) | unopposed | |

**1882**

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester Thursday 21 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Robert White (elected) | Robert White (elected) | 445 | 44.7 |
| Henry Hudson | Henry Hudson | 382 | 38.4 |
| William Christie | William Christie | 107 | 10.8 |
| William Johnston | William Johnston | 61 | 6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 995 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 70.6 |

**1880**

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Gloucester Saturday 27 November :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | Archibald Jacob (re-elected) | 471 | 50.2 |
| Charles Readett | Charles Readett | 468 | 49.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 939 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 63.0 |
| | | (new seat) | (new seat) |
