Electoral district of Wollombi
Appearance
Wollombiwas anelectoral districtfor theLegislative Assemblyin theAustralianstate ofNew South Wales.It was created in 1859, named after and including the town ofWollombi,however the district extended to the coast including the towns ofGosfordandNorah.The southern border was theHawkesbury Riverwhile the northern border wasLake MacquarieandDora Creek.It was abolished in 1894 and absorbed intoNorthumberland.[1][2][3]
Members for Wollombi
[edit]Member | Party | Period | |
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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
[edit]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 | |||
Protectionisthold |
References
[edit]- ^"Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856"(PDF).NSW Parliamentary Record.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^"Former Members".Members of Parliament.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^Green, Antony."Elections for the District of Wollombi 1859-1894".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved12 November2020.
- ^Green, Antony."1891 Wollombi".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved12 April2020.