Electoral district of Wickham (New South Wales)

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Wickham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales and named after the Newcastle suburb of Wickham. It was created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished, [1] and the three member district of Newcastle was divided between Wickham, Newcastle East, Newcastle West, Kahibah and Waratah. [2] [3] The first member was John Fegan (Free Trade) who was one of the members for Newcastle. [4] It was abolished in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation and combined with Newcastle. [5] [6] [7] The sitting member William Grahame (Nationalist) unsuccessfully stood as an independent at the 1920 election for Newcastle. [8]

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Members for Wickham

MemberPartyTerm
  John Fegan Free Trade 1894–1899
  Protectionist 1899–1901
  Progressive 1901–1907
  William Grahame Labor 1907–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920

Election results

1917 New South Wales state election: Wickham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Grahame 4,98253.9+22.1
Labor Christopher Pattinson4,26046.1-22.1
Total formal votes9,24299.2+0.9
Informal votes770.8-0.9
Turnout 9,31963.1-10.0
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
The sitting member William Grahame was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split split over conscription. [10]

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References

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  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.
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  5. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1920 Newcastle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1917 Wickham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. "Proceedings in the Assembly: censure motion defeated". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 November 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 via Trove.