Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election
The 1872 New South Wales colonial election was for 72 members representing 60 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 8 multi-member districts returning 20 members and 52 single member districts. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 12 districts were uncontested.
There were three districts that did not have a residential or property qualification, Goldfields North, Goldfields South and Goldfields West. The average number of enrolled voters per seat in the other districts was 1,839 ranging from The Paterson to The Lachlan. The electoral boundaries were established under the Electoral Act 1858.Argyle
Balranald
Bathurst
Braidwood
Camden
Canterbury
Carcoar
The Clarence
Central Cumberland
East Macquarie
East Maitland
East Sydney
Eden
The Glebe
Goldfields North
Goldfields South
Goldfields West
Goulburn
The Gwydir
Hartley
The Hume
The Hunter
Illawarra
Kiama
The Lachlan
Liverpool Plains
The Lower Hunter
Monara
Morpeth
Mudgee
Narellan
The Nepean
New England
Newcastle
Newtown
Northumberland
Orange
Paddington
Parramatta
Patrick's Plains
Queanbeyan
Shoalhaven
St Leonards
Tenterfield
Wellington
West Macquarie
West Maitland
West Sydney
The Williams
Windsor
Wollombi
Yass Plains
