Electoral results for the district of Durham

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Durham, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859. It was recreated in 1880 and abolished in 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1856   Richard Jones None  William Arnold None  Samuel Gordon None
1858
 
ElectionMemberParty
1880   Herbert Brown None
1882
1885
1887   Free Trade
1889
1891
1894   Ind. Free Trade
1895   Protectionist
1898   Walter Bennett Ind. Protectionist
1901   Progressive
1904
1907   William Brown Independent Liberal
1910   Liberal Reform
1913
1917   Walter Bennett Independent

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Durham.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Durham   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Brown 2,76745.0-5.4
Independent Walter Bennett 1,87230.5-11.8
Labor Walter O'Hearn 1,02916.8+9.5
Independent Daniel Ferry4757.7+7.7
Total formal votes6,14398.7+0.9
Informal votes781.3-0.9
Turnout 6,22165.9-8.0
1917 New South Wales state election: Durham - Second Round  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Walter Bennett 3,02150.1
Nationalist William Brown 3,00549.9
Total formal votes6,02699.4+0.7
Informal votes390.6-0.7
Turnout 6,06564.3-1.6
Independent gain from Nationalist  

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Durham.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Durham   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers and Settlers William Brown   [lower-alpha 1] 3,50950.4
Country Party Association Walter Bennett 2,94442.3
Labor William Walton5057.3
Total formal votes6,95897.8
Informal votes1582.2
Turnout 7,11673.9
Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform   [lower-alpha 1]  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Durham.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Durham   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Brown 2,72648.3-2.3
Independent Liberal Walter Bennett 2,15538.2-11.2
Labour Robert Elkin76313.5
Total formal votes5,64498.2+0.6
Informal votes1061.8-0.6
Turnout 7,75071.4+2.9
1910 New South Wales state election: Durham - Second Round [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Brown 3,16950.5-0.1
Independent Liberal Walter Bennett 3,10649.5+0.1
Total formal votes6,27599.0+1.4
Informal votes641.0-1.4
Turnout 6,33978.7+10.2
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Durham.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Durham   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal William Brown 2,22150.6
Former Progressive Walter Bennett (defeated)2,16649.4
Total formal votes4,38797.6
Informal votes1082.4
Turnout 4,49568.5
Independent Liberal gain from Progressive   [lower-alpha 2]  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Durham.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Durham   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Walter Bennett 2,19646.4
Liberal Reform Herbert Brown 1,61734.2
Independent William Brown 91919.4
Independent Liberal Richard Price 30.1
Total formal votes4,73598.9
Informal votes511.1
Turnout 4,78669.1
Progressive hold 
Durham was expanded to include part of Gloucester. The member for Durham was Walter Bennett (Progressive). The member for Gloucester was Richard Price (Independent) who nominated to contest Durham however he withdrew from the contest.

1901

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Durham   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Federalist Walter Bennett 92953.1
National Federal Herbert Brown 82046.9
Total formal votes1,74998.8
Informal votes211.2
Turnout 1,77076.6
Independent Federalist gain from National Federal  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Durham   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Herbert Brown 78177.6
Ind. Protectionist Erskine Smith22622.4
Total formal votes1,00799.2
Informal votes80.8
Turnout 1,01548.1
Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Free Trade  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Durham   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade Herbert Brown 96259.7
Ind. Protectionist John Wade 60737.7
Ind. Protectionist Charles Duffy422.6
Total formal votes1,61198.2
Informal votes301.8
Turnout 1,64176.8
Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade  

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 27 June  [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (re-elected)66256.3
Protectionist William Donnelly28924.6
Protectionist James Boydell22419.1
Total formal votes1,17597.8
Informal votes262.2
Turnout 1,20168.6
Free Trade hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 16 February  [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (elected)62656.5
Protectionist John Wade 48243.5
Total formal votes1,10897.5
Informal votes292.6
Turnout 1,13772.1
Free Trade hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 26 February  [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (re-elected)59157.9
Ind. Free Trade John Wade 42942.1
Total formal votes1,02097.1
Informal votes302.9
Turnout 1,05070.4

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 26 October  [17]
CandidateVotes%
Herbert Brown (re-elected)73772.6
William Johnston 27827.4
Total formal votes1,01597.9
Informal votes222.1
Turnout 1,03772.4

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 4 December  [18]
CandidateVotes%
Herbert Brown (re-elected)unopposed

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 22 November  [19]
CandidateVotes%
Herbert Brown (re-elected)66063.2
William Johnston (defeated)38536.8
Total formal votes1,04598.5
Informal votes161.5
Turnout 1,06172.1
 (new seat)
Durham replaced all of the abolished district of The Paterson and part of the abolished district of The Williams. Herbert Brown was the member for The Paterson and William Johnston was the member for The Williams.

District re-created

1859 - 1880

District abolished

Elections in the 1850s

1858

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
5 February  [20]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Gordon (re-elected 1)41633.0
William Arnold (re-elected 2)40832.4
Richard Jones (re-elected 3)35528.2
Edward Hargraves 796.3
Total formal votes1,258100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,25828.8

1856

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[ edit ]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Durham   [21]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Jones (elected 1)66030.7
Samuel Gordon (elected 2)55025.6
William Arnold (elected 3)38017.7
Andrew Lang 34916.3
Alexander Park 2099.7
Total formal votes2,148100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 84258.51
Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. Park had represented County of Durham in the old Legislative Council, while another representative in Charles Cowper contested Sydney City.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  2. ↑ William Brown had the support of some local Liberal Reform branches but was not endorsed by the central executive. The Sydney Morning Herald said both candidates were generally favourable to the Government policy. [8]

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  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1910 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "The party lists. For the Liberal cause". The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 September 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  20. ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  21. ↑ Green, Antony. "1856 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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