Newtown-Camperdown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after and including the inner Sydney suburb of Camperdown. It was replaced by the Electoral district of Camperdown in 1904.[1][2][3]

Members for Newtown-Camperdown

Member Party Term
  Joseph Abbott Free Trade 1894–1895
  Francis Cotton Free Trade 1895–1901
  James Smith Ind. Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Newtown-Camperdown
1901 New South Wales state election: Newtown-Camperdown [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Progressive James Smith 759 35.1 +10.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Probert 562 26.0 -1.3
Independent Liberal William Clegg 382 17.7
Labour Samuel Heaton 270 12.5 +7.2
Independent Liberal Richard Bellemey 165 7.6
Socialist Labor Andrew Thomson 24 1.1
Total formal votes 2,162 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 22 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 2,184 62.6 +0.8
Ind. Progressive gain from Liberal Reform  
The sitting member was Francis Cotton (Liberal Reform) who did not contest the election.

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newtown-Camperdown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Newtown-Camperdown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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