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]
Member | Party | Period | |
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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 |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Hunter |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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Members of the Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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Legislative Assembly |
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Legislative Council |
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