Electoral district of Waratah (New South Wales)

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Waratah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Newcastle area, including the suburb of Waratah. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished, [1] and the three member district of Newcastle was divided between Waratah, Newcastle East, Newcastle West, Kahibah and Wickham. [2] [3] The district was abolished in 1913 and recreated in 1930, replacing parts of Kahibah and Wallsend. It was abolished again in 1999. [4] [5] [6]

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Members for Waratah

First incarnation (1894—1913)
MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Griffith Labour 1894–1903
  Matthew Charlton Labour 1903–1904
  John Estell Labour 1904–1913
 
Second incarnation (1930—1999)
MemberPartyTerm
  Robert Cameron Labor 1930–1956
  Frank Purdue Independent 1956–1962
  Edward Greaves Labor 1962–1964
  Frank Purdue Independent 1964–1965
  Sam Jones Labor 1965–1984
  John Price Labor 1984–1999

Election results

1995 New South Wales state election: Waratah [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Price 20,97565.7+0.6
Liberal Wayne Shoobridge7,22222.6-1.9
Greens Liz Rene3,74311.7+11.7
Total formal votes31,94093.6+5.4
Informal votes2,1666.4-5.4
Turnout 34,10695.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Price 22,80174.1+3.1
Liberal Wayne Shoobridge7,97225.9-3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

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References

  1. "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  2. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6678. Retrieved 28 October 2020 via Trove.
  3. "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 5 October 1893. p. 7753. Retrieved 28 October 2020 via Trove.
  4. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1995 Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.