Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales)

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The Richmond was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1880 to 1913 in the Northern Rivers region and named after the Richmond River. It elected two members simultaneously between 1885 and 1889 and three members between 1889 and 1894, with voters casting a vote for each vacancy and the leading candidates being elected. In 1894, Lismore and Ballina were established and Richmond became a single-member electorate. Lismore was abolished in 1904 and recreated in 1913, replacing Richmond. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for The Richmond

Single-member (1880–1885)
MemberPartyTerm
  Charles Fawcett None1880–1882
  Samuel Gray None1882–1885
Two members (1885–1889)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Ewing None1885–1887  Patrick Hogan None1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1889  Frederick Crouch Protectionist 1887–1889
Three members (1889–1894)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Ewing Protectionist 1889–1894  Bruce Nicoll Protectionist 1889–1894  John Perry Protectionist 1889–1894
Single-member (1894–1913)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robert Pyers Ind. Protectionist 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  John Perry Progressive 1904–1907
  Liberal Reform 1907–1913

Election results

1910 New South Wales state election: The Richmond [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Perry 3,68760.91
Labour William Gillies 4,48666.1
Total formal votes6,05397.84
Informal votes1722.76
Turnout 6,22572.01
Liberal Reform hold 

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the district of The Richmond". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1910 The Richmond". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 August 2019.