West Maitland was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1859 to 1904, including the town of Maitland. It was abolished in 1904 due to the re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.[1] It was largely replaced by the new district of Maitland and the balance absorbed by Northumberland.[2][3][4]

Members for West Maitland

Member Party Period
  Elias Weekes None 1859–1864
  Benjamin Lee None 1864–1874
  Lewis Levy None 1874–1874
  Henry Cohen None 1874–1880
  James Fulford None 1880–1882
  Henry Cohen None 1882–1885
  Richard Thompson None 1885–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1891
  John Gillies Free Trade 1891–1894
  Ind. Free Trade 1894–1895
  Free Trade 1895–1901
  Independent 1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of West Maitland
1901 New South Wales state election: West Maitland [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Gillies 903 78.8 +14.0
Independent Richard Proctor 243 21.2
Total formal votes 1,146 99.7 +0.4
Informal votes 4 0.4 -0.4
Turnout 1,150 45.5 -25.1
Member changed to Independent from Liberal Reform  

References

  1. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of West Maitland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Maitland West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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