Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading candidates being elected. It was abolished in 1859 with the county being split between the districts of Hunter, Lower Hunter, Upper Hunter, Morpeth, Paterson, Patrick's Plains and Williams.[1]

It was recreated in 1880, replacing parts of Paterson and Williams, as a single-member electorate. It was abolished in 1920.[2][3][4]

Members for Durham

Three members (1856–1859)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Richard Jones [5] None 1856–1859   William Arnold [6] None 1856–1859   Samuel Gordon [7] None 1856–1859
 
Single-member (1880–1920)
Member Party Term
  Herbert Brown [8] None 1880–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1894
  Ind. Free Trade 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1898
  Walter Bennett [9] Ind. Protectionist 1898–1901
  Progressive 1901–1907
  William Brown [10] Independent Liberal 1907–1910
  Liberal Reform 1910–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  Walter Bennett [9] Independent 1917–1920

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Durham
1917 New South Wales state election: Durham [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Brown 2,767 45.0 -5.4
Independent Walter Bennett 1,872 30.5 -11.8
Labor Walter O'Hearn 1,029 16.8 +9.5
Independent Daniel Ferry 475 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 6,143 98.7 +0.9
Informal votes 78 1.3 -0.9
Turnout 6,221 65.9 -8.0
1917 New South Wales state election: Durham - Second Round [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Walter Bennett 3,021 50.1
Nationalist William Brown 3,005 49.9
Total formal votes 6,026 99.4 +0.7
Informal votes 39 0.6 -0.7
Turnout 6,065 64.3 -1.6
Independent gain from Nationalist  

Notes

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral Act of 1858". Act No. 23a of 1858 (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr William Munnings Arnold". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Samuel Deane Gordon (1811–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Herbert Harrington Brown (1839-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mr William Brown (1867–1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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