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Electoral district of Hunter

For the federal electorate, see Division of Hunter. For the similarly named state electorates, see Electoral district of Lower Hunter and Electoral district of Upper 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

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hunter
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Hunter.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Hunter
Friday 19 June [4]
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

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.


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