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Uralla-Walcha was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, including the towns of Uralla and Walcha. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished, and the three member district of New England was largely divided between Uralla-Walcha, Armidale and Bingara. The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90, and was divided between Armidale and Bingara.
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William Richman Piddington was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1879 until his death. He served two brief terms as the Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales in 1872 and 1877.
William Henry Burgess Piddington was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for six years.
William Stephen was an Irish-born Australian politician.
The 1904 New South Wales state election involved 90 electoral districts returning one member each. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. There were two significant changes from the 1901 election, the first was that women were given the right to vote, which saw an increase in the number of enrolled voters from 345,500 in 1901, to 689,490 in 1904. The second was that as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, the number of members of the Legislative Assembly was reduced from 125 to 90. The combined effect of the changes meant that the average number of enrolled voters per electorate went from 2,764, to 7,661, an increase of 277%. Leichhardt was the only district that was not substantially changed, while The Macquarie and The Murray districts retained nothing but the name.
The 1901 New South Wales state election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election, in 32 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 13 were uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,764, ranging from Wentworth (1,706) to Willoughby (4,854).
The 1894 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. There were three significant changes from the 1891 election, the abolition of multi-member constituencies, the abolition of plural voting where an elector had property or residence in more than one electorate and that polls for every district were held on the same day. The number of seats was reduced from 141 to 125. In this election, in 74 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 1 was uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,046, ranging from Lismore (1,360) to Marrickville (2,924).
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 25 June 1900 when Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council.
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hawkesbury on 7 April 1877 because William Piddington had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the second Parkes ministry. Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion, The Hawkesbury was the only district at which the re-election of a minister was opposed.
Armidale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1981.
Bingara, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1920.
Bourke, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904.
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Uralla-Walcha, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland on 20 June 1899 because of the death of Richard Stevenson (Protectionist).
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney-Phillip on 9 June 1900 because of the resignation of Henry Copeland (Protectionist) who had accepted the position of Agent-General in London. Daniel O'Connor was previously a Free Trade member for West Sydney but had joined the Protectionist party for the 1898 Sydney-Pyrmont election.
A by-election for the seat of Uralla-Walcha in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 27 October 1900 because of the death of William Piddington (Protectionist).
A by-election for the seat of Bourke in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 September 1900 because of the resignation of William Davis (Protectionist), having been made bankrupt the previous day.
A by-election for the seat of Hume in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 17 April 1901 because of the resignation of Sir William Lyne (Protectionist) to successfully contest the federal seat of Hume.
References
- 1 2 "Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington (1856–1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "June 1900 Uralla-Walcha by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ "Mr Piddington's seat". Clarence and Richmond Examiner . 29 May 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2021– via Trove.
- 1 2 "In bankruptcy: Wm Henry Burgess Piddington". New South Wales Government Gazette (531). 1 June 1900. p. 4218. Retrieved 14 April 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Government Gazette (510). 25 May 1900. p. 4067. Retrieved 14 April 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "October 1900 Uralla-Walcha by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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