Electoral district of Lyndhurst (New South Wales)

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Lyndhurst was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1913, partly replacing Blayney and Belubula, and named after and including Lyndhurst. It was abolished in 1920 with the introduction of proportional representation and largely absorbed into Bathurst. [1]

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Members for Lyndhurst

MemberPartyPeriod
  Thomas Waddell [2] Farmers and Settlers 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  Claude Bushell [3] Labor 1917–1920

Election results

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Lyndhurst [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Claude Bushell 4,07150.7+1.8
Nationalist Thomas Waddell 3,96749.3-1.8
Total formal votes8,03898.9+1.1
Informal votes881.1-1.1
Turnout 8,12670.6-1.0
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +1.8

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lyndhurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Mr Thomas Waddell (1854-1940)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "Mr Claude Hilton Bushell (1873–1930)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1917 Lyndhurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.