Glen Innes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Glen Innes. It was created in 1880 and gained a second member in 1889, with voters casting two votes with the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it became a single-member electorate and, in 1904, it was abolished and replaced by Gough.
Members for Glen Innes
Single-member (1880–1889) | |||||||
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Member | Party | Term | |||||
William Fergusson | None | 1880–1887 | |||||
George Matheson | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |||||
Two members (1889–1894) | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
Alexander Hutchison | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | Francis Wright | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | ||
Single-member (1894–1904) | |||||||
Member | Party | Term | |||||
Francis Wright | Protectionist | 1894–1901 | |||||
Protectionist | 1901–1903 | ||||||
Follett Thomas | Liberal Reform | 1903–1904 |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Glen Innes This section is an excerpt from 1903 Glen Innes state by-election § Result.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Follett Thomas (elected) | 865 | 58.1 | +27.1 | |
Progressive | Alexander Hay | 624 | 41.9 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,489 | 99.3 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | 66.6 | +1.1 | ||
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive |
Notes
- Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.
References
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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