Electoral district of Windsor (New South Wales)

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Windsor was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and named after the town of Windsor. It was abolished in 1880. [1] The sitting member, Henry McQuade, unsuccessfully contested The Hawkesbury. [2]

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Members for Windsor

MemberPartyPeriod
  William Dalley None1859–1860
  William Walker None1860–1869
  Arthur Dight None1869–1872
  Richard Driver None1872–1880
  Henry McQuade None1880–1880

Election results

1880 Windsor by-election
Thursday 29 July [3]
CandidateVotes%
Henry McQuade (elected)32967.3
William Walker 16032.7
Total formal votes489100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 48977.7
Richard Driver died. [3]

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References

  1. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
    - "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
    - Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Windsor 1859-1877". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. Green, Antony. "1880 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1880 Windsor by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 June 2021.