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Electoral district of Newtown-Camperdown

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Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Newtown-Camperdown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after and including the inner Sydney suburb of Camperdown. It was replaced by the Electoral district of Camperdown in 1904.

Members for Newtown-Camperdown

Member Party Term
  Joseph Abbott Free Trade 1894–1895
  Francis Cotton Free Trade 1895–1901
  James Smith Ind. Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Newtown-Camperdown This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Newtown-Camperdown.
1901 New South Wales state election: Newtown-Camperdown 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Progressive James Smith 759 35.1 +10.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Probert 562 26.0 −1.3
Independent Liberal William Clegg 382 17.7
Labour Samuel Heaton 270 12.5 +7.2
Independent Liberal Richard Bellemey 165 7.6
Socialist Labor Andrew Thomson 24 1.1
Total formal votes 2,162 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 22 1.0 −0.5
Turnout 2,184 62.6 +0.8
Ind. Progressive gain from Liberal Reform  
The sitting member was Francis Cotton (Liberal Reform) who did not contest the election.

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newtown-Camperdown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1901 Newtown-Camperdown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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