Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Northern Tablelands, along with Armidale and Gough. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981 and partly replaced by the recreated Northern Tablelands.[1][2][3]

For its entire tenure as a single-member seat, it was held by the Bruxner family of the National Country Party. Future Deputy Premier and longtime party leader Michael Bruxner won the seat in 1927, handing it to son Tim in 1962.

Members for Tenterfield

First incarnation (1859–1920)
Member Party Term
  Randolph Nott None 1859–1860
  Robert Meston None 1860–1861
  Hugh Gordon None 1861–1869
  Colin Fraser None 1869–1872
  Robert Abbott None 1872–1877
  John Dillon None 1877–1882
  Augustus Fraser None 1882
  Sir Henry Parkes None 1882–1884
  Charles Lee None 1884–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920
 
Single-member (1927–1981)
Member Party Term
  Michael Bruxner Country 1927–1962
  Tim Bruxner Country 1962–1975
  National Country 1975–1981

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Tenterfield
1978 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Tim Bruxner 11,819 59.4 -6.6
Labor Jim Curran 8,093 40.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 19,912 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 274 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 20,186 93.4 -0.2
National Country hold Swing -6.6

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tenterfield". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Tenterfield". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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