Candidates of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election explained

This is a list of candidates for the 1877 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 24 October to 12 November 1877.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members

• Edward Butler MLA (Argyle)
• Charles Byrnes MLA (Parramatta)
• William Hay MLA (Murray)
• George Lord MLA (Bogan) - appointed to the Legislative Council
• Joseph Phelps MLA (Balranald)
• Patrick Shepherd MLA (Nepean)
• James Warden MLA (Shoalhaven)
• John Wright MLA (Queanbeyan)

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted.

Electorates are arranged chronologically from the day the poll was held. Because of the sequence of polling, some sitting members who were defeated in their constituencies were then able to contest other constituencies later in the polling period. On the second occasion, these members are shown in italic text.

Electorate	Successful candidates	Unsuccessful candidates
Wednesday 24 October 1877
		John Davies James Greenwood John Macintosh Alexander Stuart	William Cover Sedgwick Cowper Francis Dixon Isaac Josephson Josiah Mason Ninian Melville Henry Parkes George Perry
Thursday 25 October 1877
			Henry Dangar George Dibbs Henry Fisher Jacob Garrard Archibald Hamilton Joseph O'Connor Benjamin Palmer John Robertson Thomas White
Friday 26 October 1877
		William Teece	Frederick Horn
			William Brookes Thomas Hungerford George Lloyd
		Edward Combes
		John Sutherland
Saturday 27 October 1877
			John Kidd
		Stephen Brown	James Yeomans
		William Long Hugh Taylor	John Bergan Walter Cooper George Young
		Herbert Brown
Monday 29 October 1877
		Francis Suttor	David Williamson
		John Lucas Henry Parkes	William Henson Richard Hill George Pile
		George Allen	Charles Mossman
		Samuel Gray
		Samuel Charles
		Robert Wisdom
			John Smith
			William Turner
			William O'Neill Thomas Rutledge
Tuesday 30 October 1877
		Thomas Garrett Arthur Onslow	Thomas Fisher
		Andrew Lynch
		Henry Clarke	Henry Parkes
		Alexander Bowman Henry Moses	George Davies William Piddington Thomas Primrose
		John Burns
		Archibald Jacob
		William Browne	William Durham
Wednesday 31 October 1877
		Edward Greville
		Stephen Scholey	Alexander Dodds
		James Farnell
			Thomas Richards
		Charles Pilcher	Alexander Rae
		Henry Cohen	Thomas Hungerford Thomas Jones James Pritchard
		Michael Fitzpatrick	Michael Perry Arthur Remmington
Thursday 1 November 1877
			Charles Heydon
			Patrick Higgins
		William Johnston	John Booth
		Richard Driver	Charles Cansdell
Friday 2 November 1877
			Alexander Montague
			Patrick Jennings Thomas Wythes
			James Cunneen Henry Levien
Saturday 3 November 1877
		Thomas Bawden	Charles Fawcett Edward Madgwick John Robertson
		Robert Smith	Thomas Amos
		James Watson
		Hanley Bennett	Michael Burke George Grehan
		Samuel Terry	Robert Forster
			Robert Abbott Alexander Murray
		John McElhone	John Robertson
Monday 5 November 1877
		John Robertson William Suttor	William Cummings George Stephen
		Thomas Dangar
		George Day	Henry Parkes
		John Robertson	Richard Rouse
			James Davidson
		Joseph Leary	James Gormly Henry Parkes
		James Hoskins	John Robertson
Tuesday 6 November 1877
		William Windeyer
Monday 12 November 1877
			John Smart
			John Ardill William Forlonge Henry Parkes John Robertson Jean Serisier
		Ezekiel Baker
			David Buchanan

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880

References

• Web site: Antony Green . Green . Antony . 1877 election candidate index . . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.