Electoral results for the district of Newcastle West

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Newcastle West, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   James Ellis Free Trade
1895   James Thomson Labour
1898
1901   Owen Gilbert Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Newcastle West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert 80257.9
Progressive Emmanuel Flynn31622.8-23.6
Labour Thomas Green26719.3-34.3
Total formal votes1,38599.4-0.5
Informal votes90.7+0.5
Turnout 1,39470.8+7.5
Liberal Reform gain from Labour  
The sitting member was James Thomson (Labour) who did not contest the election.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Thomson 58053.6
National Federal James Ellis 50246.4
Total formal votes1,08299.8
Informal votes20.2
Turnout 1,08463.3
Labour hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Thomson 32929.6
Free Trade James Blanksby 31728.5
Ind. Free Trade James Ellis 24922.4
Protectionist David Scott 19317.3
Ind. Protectionist Alfred Asher252.3
Total formal votes1,11399.4
Informal votes70.6
Turnout 1,12075.2
Labour gain from Free Trade  

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Ellis 42831.5
Labour James Thompson 32724.0
Ind. Free Trade James Blanksby 26819.7
Protectionist William Grahame 22616.6
Ind. Free Trade George Webb1128.2
Total formal votes1,36199.1
Informal votes131.0
Turnout 1,37489.7
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

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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 20 September 2020.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1901 Newcastle West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1898 Newcastle West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1895 Newcastle West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1894 Newcastle West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.