Candidates of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election

This is a list of candidates for the 1872 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held from 13 February to 28 March 1872.

There was no recognisable party structure at this election.

Retiring Members Archibald Bell MLA (Upper Hunter) Arthur Dight MLA (Windsor) James Fallon MLA (Hume) James Hart MLA (Monaro) Lewis Levy MLA (Liverpool Plains) John Morrice MLA (Camden) James Osborne MLA (Illawarra) William Speer MLA (West Sydney) John Suttor MLA (East Macquarie) William Suttor MLA (Bathurst)

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.

ElectorateSuccessful candidatesUnsuccessful candidatesTuesday 13 February 1872East Sydney John Macintosh James Neale Henry Parkes Saul Samuel William Barker David Buchanan George King James Martin Bowie WilsonThursday 15 February 1872West Sydney John Booth Joseph Raphael John Robertson Joseph Wearne Robert Campbell Richard Dransfield Henry Fisher Samuel Goold George Lloyd William WindeyerSaturday 17 February 1872Paterson William Arnold George TownshendMonday 19 February 1872Glebe George Allen David Buchanan Charles MossmanTuesday 20 February 1872Canterbury Richard Hill John Lucas John Davis William Henson Richard WynneMorpeth James Campbell John Keating J D NelsonPaddington John Sutherland Parramatta James Farnell Hugh Taylor James ByrnesWindsor Richard Driver William WalkerWednesday 21 February 1872Northumberland James Hannell Thomas Adam William Brookes Henry Langley Francis O'Brien James PemellTumut James Hoskins Edward BrownWollombi James Cunneen Joseph EckfordThursday 22 February 1872Central Cumberland John Hurley John Lackey Samuel Barber Frederick Birmingham Henry ZionsEast Macquarie William Cummings James Martin Joseph Innes John Smith (b 1811)Friday 23 February 1872Bathurst Edward Combes Henry RottonKiama John Stewart Saturday 24 February 1872East Maitland Stephen Scholey Alexander Dodds Archibald HamiltonWest Macquarie Edmund Webb George ThorntonMonday 26 February 1872Camden Thomas Garrett Arthur Onslow Richard RobertsCarcoar Thomas West Eden Henry Clarke William Clements John D'ArcyTuesday 27 February 1872Patrick's Plains William Browne Alexander BowmanWednesday 28 February 1872Nepean Joseph Single James Rodd James Ryan Henry WoodsWellington John Samuel Smith William Dalley William Forlonge Andrew Ross Gerald Spring George StephenThursday 29 February 1872Hastings Robert Smith Eugene Fattorini James GarvanIllawarra William Forster John Brown Andrew LysaghtUpper Hunter John Creed James WhiteSaturday 2 March 1872Hunter John Burns John DillonNewcastle George Lloyd Daniel MacquarieMonday 4 March 1872Narellan John Hurley Joseph Leary William WalkerNewtown Stephen Brown Elias Bethel Edward FloodOrange Harris Nelson Samuel Goold Andrew KerrTuesday 5 March 1872Braidwood Edward Greville George Alley Archibald CondonClarence Thomas Bawden Edward MadgwickGoulburn William Teece Maurice AlexanderShoalhaven James Warden John RosebyWest Maitland Benjamin Lee Joseph Eckford Archibald HamiltonWednesday 6 March 1872Hartley Thomas Brown John Ardill Morris Asher James Byrnes E N Emmett John Garsed Joseph JohnsonQueanbeyan Leopold De Salis William O'Neill Charles WalshSt Leonards William Tunks James Byrnes James French W H WardleThursday 7 March 1872Hawkesbury Henry Moses William Piddington Marshall BurdekinLower Hunter Archibald Jacob Robert WisdomMudgee Joseph Innes Joseph O'ConnorFriday 8 March 1872Argyle Edward Butler New England Samuel Terry William WindeyerWilliams John Nowlan William WatsonYass Plains Michael Fitzpatrick Saturday 9 March 1872Lachlan James Watson T R IcelyMonday 11 March 1872Bogan George Lord Jeremiah Rundle Jean SerisierLiverpool Plains Hanley Bennett Alexander Bowman William Gordon Francis Rusden George Wallace Bowie WilsonTuesday 12 March 1872Murrumbidgee William Macleay Tenterfield Robert Abbott Colin FraserFriday 15 March 1872Hume James McLaurin George DayMonaro William Grahame Abram MoriartyThursday 21 March 1872Gwydir Thomas Dangar Alexander Bowman Adolph Goldman David Jones John MacanshMurray Patrick Jennings Monday 25 March 1872Goldfields North James Rodd Charles Carey Robert ForsterGoldfields South Ezekiel Baker William BedallGoldfields West David Buchanan Simon Belinfante Walter Church James PlunkettThursday 28 March 1872Balranald Joseph Phelps

See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1872–1874

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