Electoral district of Newtown-Camperdown

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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. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Newtown-Camperdown

MemberPartyTerm
  Joseph Abbott Free Trade 1894–1895
  Francis Cotton Free Trade 1895–1901
  James Smith Independent Progressive 1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Newtown-Camperdown [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Progressive James Smith 75935.1+10.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Probert56226.0-1.3
Independent Liberal William Clegg38217.7
Labour Samuel Heaton27012.5+7.2
Independent Liberal Richard Bellemey1657.6
Socialist Labor Andrew Thomson241.1
Total formal votes2,16299.0+0.5
Informal votes221.0-0.5
Turnout 2,18462.6+0.8
Independent Progressive gain from Liberal Reform  
The sitting member was Francis Cotton (Liberal Reform) who did not contest the election.

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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.