Electoral district of Hume

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Hume was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1859 in the Albury area, named after Hamilton Hume. It did not include the town of Albury after the creation of the electoral district of Albury in 1880. From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. Following federation, the 1903 NSW referendum decided that the Legislative was to be reduced from 125 to 90 members and in 1904 Hume was abolished and partly replaced by Corowa with the balance absorbed into Albury. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Hume

Single-member (1859–1880)
MemberPartyTerm
  Morris Asher None 1859–1860
  Thomas Mate None 1860–1869
  James Fallon None 1869–1872
  James McLaurin None 1872–1873
  Thomas Robertson None 1873–1874
  George Day None 1874–1880
Two members (1880–1894)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Lyne None 1880–1887  Leyser Levin None 1880–1885
  James Hayes None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1894  Protectionist 1887–1894
Single-member (1894–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Lyne Protectionist 1894–1901
  Gordon McLaurin Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: The Hume [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Gordon McLaurin unopposed
Progressive hold 
Sir William Lyne (Progressive) resigned prior to the federal election in March 1901 at which he successfully contested the seat of Hume. Having resigned earlier than other candidates, a by-election was held in April 1901 in which Gordon McLaurin retained the seat for the Progressive Party.

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References

  1. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hume". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1901 Hume". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 March 2020.