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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
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