Newcastle East, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   William Dick Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Newcastle East [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Dick 1,037 66.9 +6.7
Labour James Curley 514 33.1
Total formal votes 1,551 99.6 +1.3
Informal votes 7 0.5 -1.3
Turnout 1,558 69.0 +3.7
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle East [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Dick 845 60.2
National Federal Jefferson Hester 556 39.6
Independent Robert Huntly 3 0.2
Total formal votes 1,404 98.3
Informal votes 25 1.8
Turnout 1,429 65.3
Free Trade hold  

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle East [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Dick 783 60.3
Protectionist William Sharpe 516 39.7
Total formal votes 1,299 99.8
Informal votes 3 0.2
Turnout 1,302 72.8
Free Trade hold  

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle East [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Dick 862 53.8
Protectionist David Scott 740 46.2
Total formal votes 1,602 99.0
Informal votes 16 1.0
Turnout 1,618 88.7
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.


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