Electoral district of Gloucester

Gloucester was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, partly replacing Williams, and named after Gloucester (which it included) or Gloucester County (which it overlapped).^[1] In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Oxley, along with Raleigh.^[2] It was recreated in 1927,^[3] and abolished in 1988 and replaced by Myall Lakes and Port Stephens.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Members for Gloucester[]

First incarnation (1880–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Archibald Jacob ^[8]	None	1880–1882
	Robert White ^[9]	None	1882–1887
	Jonathan Seaver ^[10]	Free Trade	1887–1891
	John Hart ^[11]	Free Trade	1891–1894
	Richard Price ^[12]	Protectionist	189–1901
	Richard Price ^[12]	Independent	1901–1904
	James Young ^[13]	Liberal Reform	1904–1907
	Richard Price ^[12]	Liberal Reform	1907–1917
	Richard Price ^[12]	Independent	1917–1920

Second incarnation (1927–1988)
Member		Party	Term
	Walter Bennett ^[14]	Nationalist	1927–1931
	Walter Bennett ^[14]	United Australia	1931–1934
	Charles Bennett ^[14]	United Australia	1934–1941
	Ray Fitzgerald ^[15]	Independent	1941–1950
	Ray Fitzgerald ^[15]	Country	1950–1962
	Leon Punch ^[16]	Country, National	1962–1985
	Wendy Machin ^[17]	National	1985–1988

Election results[]

1985 Gloucester by-election
Saturday 1 February ^[18]
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			31,411	97.62
Informal votes			765	2.38
Turnout			32,176	81.02
	National hold		Swing

National MP Leon Punch resigned.^[18]

References[]

^ "The Electoral Act". The Maitland Mercury. 20 July 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via Trove.
^ "New electoral districts". The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer. 1 July 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via Trove.
^ "Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Acts, 1912-18-26". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 139. 26 October 1926. p. 4529. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony (October 1998). "Changing Boundaries, Changing Fortunes: an analysis of the NSW Elections of 1988 and 1991" (PDF). Occasional Paper No 7. NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gloucester". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "Mr Archibald Hamilton Jacob (1829–1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Mr Robert Hoddle Driberg White (1838-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ "Mr Jonathan Charles Billing Pockerage Seaver (1855- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Mr John Shadrach Hart (1838-1912)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Richard Atkinson Price (1864–1936)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Mr James Henry Young (1834-1908)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Charles Edward Bennett (1894–1968)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Mr Raymond Leo Fitzgerald (1879-1963)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1985 Gloucester by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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[1] "The Electoral Act". The Maitland Mercury. 20 July 1880. p. 6. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via Trove.

[2] "New electoral districts". The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer. 1 July 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via Trove.

[3] "Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Acts, 1912-18-26". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 139. 26 October 1926. p. 4529. Retrieved 22 August 2019 – via Trove.

[Green_analysis_88-91-4] Green, Antony (October 1998). "Changing Boundaries, Changing Fortunes: an analysis of the NSW Elections of 1988 and 1991" (PDF). Occasional Paper No 7. NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[5] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[6] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[Green_Gloucester-7] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gloucester". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[Archibald_Jacob_NSW_parl-8] "Mr Archibald Hamilton Jacob (1829–1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

[Robert_White_NSW_parl-9] "Mr Robert Hoddle Driberg White (1838-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[Jonathan_Seaver-10] "Mr Jonathan Charles Billing Pockerage Seaver (1855- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[John_Hart_NSW_parl-11] "Mr John Shadrach Hart (1838-1912)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[Richard_Price_NSW_parl-12] "Mr Richard Atkinson Price (1864–1936)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[Young_NSW_Parl-13] "Mr James Henry Young (1834-1908)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[Charles_Bennett_NSW_parl-14] "Mr Charles Edward Bennett (1894–1968)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Ray_Fitzgerald_NSW_parl-15] "Mr Raymond Leo Fitzgerald (1879-1963)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[Leon_Punch_NSW_parl-16] "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Parliamentary_bio-17] "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

[1985_Gloucester_state_by-election_Green_Gloucester_1985-18] Green, Antony. "1985 Gloucester by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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