Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha

Summary

Uralla-Walcha was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, including the towns of Uralla and Walcha. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,[1] and the three member district of New England was largely divided between Uralla-Walcha, Armidale and Bingara.[2][3] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90,[4] and was divided between Armidale and Bingara.[5][6][7][8]

Members for Uralla-Walcha edit

Member Party Period
  William Piddington Ind. Free Trade 1894–1895
  Free Trade 1895–1898
  National Federal 1898–1900
  Michael MacMahon Protectionist 1900–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904

Election results edit

1901 New South Wales state election: Uralla-Walcha [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Michael MacMahon 572 46.6 -8.8
Liberal Reform Charles Marsh 549 44.7 +39.9
Independent James Watts 103 8.4
Independent Frank Townshend 3 0.2
Total formal votes 1,227 98.6 +0.4
Informal votes 17 1.4 -0.4
Turnout 1,244 68.1 +10.3
Progressive hold  

References edit

  1. ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6678. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7753. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1902 and Electorates Redistribution Act 1904". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 158. 18 March 1904. p. 2367. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2020.