Electoral district of Hamilton (New South Wales)

Hamilton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927 with the abolition of proportional representation from part of the 5 member district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton. It was abolished in 1971 and replaced by Charlestown.[1][2][3]

Members for Hamilton

MemberPartyTerm
  David Murray[4] Labor 1927–1928
  James Smith[5] Labor 1928–1930
  Hugh Connell[6] Labor 1930–1934
  William Brennan[7] Labor 1934–1935
  Joshua Arthur[8] Labor 1935–1950
  George Campbell[9] Labor 1950–1959
  Robert McCartney[10] Labor 1959–1971

Election results

1968 New South Wales state election: Hamilton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert McCartney 12,458 60.1 -4.2
Liberal James Reeves 8,286 39.9 +4.2
Total formal votes 20,744 97.9
Informal votes 434 2.1
Turnout 21,178 94.3
Labor hold Swing-4.2

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  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. "Mr David Murray (1885–1928)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "Mr James Edward Smith (1887–1962)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. "Major Hugh John Connell (1884-1934)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. "Mr William Edward Brennan (1865–1937)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. "Mr Joshua George Arthur (1906-1974)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. "Mr George Glover Campbell (1887-1967)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. "Mr Robert Arthur McCartney (1906- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  11. Green, Antony. "1968 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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