Electoral district of Wollombi
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Wollombi was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1859, named after and including the town of Wollombi, however the district extended to the coast including the towns of Gosford and Norah. The southern border was the Hawkesbury River while the northern border was Lake Macquarie and Dora Creek. It was abolished in 1894 and absorbed into Northumberland.[1][2][3]
Members for Wollombi
Member | Party | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
William Cape | None | 1859–1860 | |
Joseph Eckford | None | 1860–1872 | |
James Cunneen | None | 1872–1877 | |
Joseph Eckford | None | 1877–1882 | |
Joseph Gorrick | None | 1882–1885 | |
Lyall Scott | None | 1885–1886 | |
Richard Stevenson | None | 1886–1887 | |
Free Trade | 1887–1889 | ||
Protectionist | 1889–1894 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Richard Stevenson (re-elected) | 795 | 72.8 | ||
Free Trade | Joseph Gorrick | 297 | 27.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,092 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 20 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,112 | 46.3 | |||
Protectionist hold |
References
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wollombi 1859-1894". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Wollombi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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