Electoral district of Tumut

Tumut was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Tumut area, one of 62 new districts established under the Electoral Act 1858 (NSW),^[1] in the 1858 redistribution.^[2] It replaced part of the district of Murrumbidgee which was reduced from 2 to 1 member. It was abolished in 1904 and replaced by Wynyard.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Members for Tumut[]

	Party	Period
George Lang	None	1859–1860
Daniel Deniehy ^[a]	None	1860
Charles Cowper, Jr.	None	1860–1863
James Martin	None	1863–1864
Charles Cowper, Jr.	None	1864–1866
Edward Brown	None	1866–1872
James Hoskins	None	1872–1882
Thomas O'Mara	None	1882–1885
Travers Jones	None	1885–1887
Travers Jones	Protectionist	1887–1891
Edward Brown	Free Trade	1891–1894
Travers Jones	Protectionist	1894–1898
Robert Donaldson	Independent	1898–1901
Robert Donaldson	Progressive	1901–1904

Election results[]

1901 New South Wales state election: Tumut ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Robert Donaldson	1,127	57.3	+23.6
	Labour	James Elphick	740	37.6	+5.6
	Liberal Reform	Charles Royle	100	5.1
Total formal votes			1,967	99.4	+2.5
Informal votes			11	0.6	-2.5
Turnout			1,978	73.8	+1.4
	Member changed to Progressive from Independent

Notes[]

^ Daniel Deniehy was declared elected at the by-election in May 1860, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day and his election to Tumut was subsequently declared void by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.^[6] He took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative assembly as a member for Tumut.^[3]^[7]

References[]

^ Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).
^ "1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1860 Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Mr Daniel Henry Deniehy (1828-1865)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ Green, Antony. "1901 Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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[Deniehy-8] Daniel Deniehy was declared elected at the by-election in May 1860, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day and his election to Tumut was subsequently declared void by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.^[6] He took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative assembly as a member for Tumut.^[3]^[7]

[1] Electoral Act 1858 (NSW).

[2] "1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[5B_record-3] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[4] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[Green_Tumut-5] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[May_1860_by-election-6] Green, Antony. "1860 Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[Daniel_Deniehy_NSW_Parl-7] "Mr Daniel Henry Deniehy (1828-1865)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

[Results_of_the_1901_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1901_Tumut-9] Green, Antony. "1901 Tumut". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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