Electoral district of Wammerawa

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Wammerawa was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales, created in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and named after an alternative name for the Macquarie River. It mainly replaced Mudgee, Castlereagh and Liverpool Plains and elected three members simultaneously. In 1927, it was split into Mudgee, Castlereagh and Liverpool Plains. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Wammerawa

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Bill Dunn [4] Labor 1920–1927  Joseph Clark [5] Labor 1920–1922  William Ashford [6] Nationalist 1920–1922
  Harold Thorby [7] Progressive 1922–1927  Independent 1922
  Joseph Clark [5] Labor 1922–1927

Election results

1925 New South Wales state election: Wammerawa [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,717
Labor Bill Dunn (elected 1)8,68032.3+6.2
Labor Joseph Clark (elected 2)5,07818.9+0.6
Labor John Ritchie1,3525.0+5.0
Progressive Harold Thorby (elected 3)4,66417.4+6.5
Progressive Alfred Yeo 7882.9+2.9
Progressive Samuel Armstrong7212.7+2.7
Nationalist Harold Blackett3,36712.5+12.5
Nationalist John Macdonald1,5665.8+0.8
Nationalist Henry Buttsworth6502.4+2.4
Total formal votes26,86697.0+0.7
Informal votes8233.0-0.7
Turnout 27,68972.9+1.6
Party total votes
Labor 15,11056.2+8.7
Progressive 6,17323.0-6.2
Nationalist 5,58320.8+8.6

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