Electoral district of Hunter
The Hunter was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1859 and partly replacing Durham on the Hunter River. It was abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]
Members for Hunter[]
Member | Party | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Jones | None | 1859–1860 | |
Isidore Blake | None | 1860–1861 | |
John Burns | None | 1861–1869 | |
John Dillon | None | 1869–1872 | |
John Burns | None | 1872–1887 | |
Free Trade | 1887–1889 | ||
Robert Scobie | Free Trade | 1889–1894 |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Robert Scobie (elected) | 677 | 49.6 | ||
Protectionist | James Pritchard | 455 | 33.4 | ||
Protectionist | John Connelly | 232 | 17.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,364 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 28 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,392 | 70.3 | |||
Free Trade hold |
References[]
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ 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. "1891 Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
Categories:
- Former electoral districts of New South Wales
- 1859 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1859
- 1894 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies disestablished in 1894
- New South Wales government stubs