Electoral district of Glen Innes
Glen Innes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Glen Innes. It was created in 1880 and gained a second member in 1889, with voters casting two votes with the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it became a single-member electorate and, in 1904, it was abolished and replaced by Gough.[1][2][3]
Members for Glen Innes
Single-member (1880–1889) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | |||||
William Fergusson | None | 1880–1887 | |||||
George Matheson | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |||||
Two members (1889–1894) | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Alexander Hutchison | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | Francis Wright | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | ||
Single-member (1894–1904) | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
Francis Wright | Protectionist | 1894–1901 | |||||
Protectionist | 1901–1903 | ||||||
Follett Thomas | Liberal Reform | 1903–1904 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Follett Thomas | 865 | 58.1 | ||
Progressive | Alexander Hay | 624 | 41.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,489 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,499 | 66.6 [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive |
Notes
- Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.[5]
References
- "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. "Elections for the District of Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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