The Richmond was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1913 in the Northern Rivers region and named after the Richmond River. It elected two members simultaneously between 1885 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894, with voters casting a vote for each vacancy and the leading candidates being elected. In 1894, Lismore and Ballina were established and Richmond became a single-member electorate. Lismore was abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1913, replacing Richmond. Recently it has increasingly became more leftist with high amounts of urbanization. [1][2][3]

Members for The Richmond

Single-member (1880–1885)
Member Party Term
  Charles Fawcett None 1880–1882
  Samuel Gray None 1882–1885
Two members (1885–1889)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Thomas Ewing None 1885–1887   Patrick Hogan None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1889   Frederick Crouch Protectionist 1887–1889
Three members (1889–1894)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Thomas Ewing Protectionist 1889–1894   Bruce Nicoll Protectionist 1889–1894   John Perry Protectionist 1889–1894
Single-member (1894–1913)
Member Party Term
  Robert Pyers Ind. Protectionist 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  John Perry Progressive 1904–1907
  Liberal Reform 1907–1913

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Richmond (New South Wales)
1910 New South Wales state election: The Richmond [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Perry 3,687 60.9
Labor William Gillies 2,366 39.1
Total formal votes 6,053 97.2
Informal votes 172 2.8
Turnout 6,225 72.0
Liberal Reform hold  

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the district of The Richmond". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 The Richmond". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.


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