Sherbrooke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian colony (and state from 1901) of New South Wales, existing from 1894 until 1913.[1][2][3][4] It included Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. It was named after Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke.

Members for Sherbrooke

Member Party Period
  Jacob Garrard Free Trade 1894–1898
  Broughton O'Conor Protectionist 1898–1901
  Independent 1901–1904
  Liberal Reform 1904–1907
  John Hunt Liberal Reform 1907–1913

History

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sherbrooke.[5] Sherbrooke consisted of the north western part of the four member district of Central Cumberland, a south eastern part of the single member district of The Hawkesbury and an eastern part of the single member district of The Nepean.[6][7]

Sherbrooke was expanded to include part of The Hawkesbury and parts of the abolished districts of The Nepean and Ryde and Willoughby as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90.[8] The district was abolished in 1913.[9]

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sherbrooke
1910 New South Wales state election: Sherbrooke [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Hunt 4,407 67.4
Labor Andrew Thompson 2,134 32.6
Total formal votes 6,541 98.0
Informal votes 133 2.0
Turnout 6,674 74.5
Liberal Reform hold  

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sherbrooke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "NSW elections". The West Australian. 28 July 1898. Retrieved 16 July 2012 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6653. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7760. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  9. ^ "1912 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Sherbrooke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2019.


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