Electoral district of Durham
Appearance
Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading candidates being elected. It was abolished in 1859 with the county being split between the districts of Hunter, Lower Hunter, Upper Hunter, Morpeth, Paterson, Patrick's Plains and Williams.[1]
It was recreated in 1880, replacing parts of Paterson and Williams, as a single-member electorate. It was abolished in 1920.
Members for Durham
Three members (1856–1859) | |||||||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||
Richard Jones [2] | None | 1856–1859 | William Arnold [3] | None | 1856–1859 | Samuel Gordon [4] | None | 1856–1859 |
Single-member (1880–1920) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Herbert Brown [5] | None | 1880–1887 | |
Free Trade | 1887–1894 | ||
Independent Free Trade | 1894–1895 | ||
Protectionist | 1895–1898 | ||
Walter Bennett [6] | Independent Protectionist | 1898–1901 | |
Progressive | 1901–1907 | ||
William Brown [7] | Independent Liberal | 1907–1910 | |
Liberal Reform | 1910–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1917 | ||
Walter Bennett [6] | Independent | 1917–1920 |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
1917
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | William Brown | 2,767 | 45.0 | -5.4 | |
Independent | Walter Bennett | 1,872 | 30.5 | -11.8 | |
Labor | Walter O'Hearn | 1,029 | 16.8 | +9.5 | |
Independent | Daniel Ferry | 475 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Total formal votes | 6,143 | 98.7 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 78 | 1.3 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,221 | 65.9 | −8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Walter Bennett | 3,021 | 50.1 | ||
Nationalist | William Brown | 3,005 | 49.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,026 | 99.4 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 39 | 0.6 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,065 | 64.3 | −1.6 | ||
Independent gain from Nationalist |
1913
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farmers and Settlers | William Brown [a] | 3,509 | 50.4 | ||
Country Party Association | Walter Bennett | 2,944 | 42.3 | ||
Labor | William Walton | 505 | 7.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,958 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 158 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,116 | 73.9 | |||
Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform [a] |
1910
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | William Brown | 2,726 | 48.3 | -2.3 | |
Independent Liberal | Walter Bennett | 2,155 | 38.2 | -11.2 | |
Labour | Robert Elkin | 763 | 13.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,644 | 98.2 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 106 | 1.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,750 | 71.4 | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | William Brown | 3,169 | 50.5 | -0.1 | |
Independent Liberal | Walter Bennett | 3,106 | 49.5 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 6,275 | 99.0 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 64 | 1.0 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,339 | 78.7 | +10.2 | ||
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal |
Elections in the 1900s
1907
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | William Brown | 2,221 | 50.6 | ||
Former Progressive | Walter Bennett (defeated) | 2,166 | 49.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,387 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 108 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,495 | 68.5 | |||
Independent Liberal gain from Progressive [b] |
1904
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Walter Bennett | 2,196 | 46.4 | ||
Liberal Reform | Herbert Brown | 1,617 | 34.2 | ||
Independent | William Brown | 919 | 19.4 | ||
Independent Liberal | Richard Price | 3 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,735 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 51 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,786 | 69.1 | |||
Progressive hold |
1901
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Walter Bennett | unopposed | |||
Member changed to Progressive from Ind. Progressive |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Federalist | Walter Bennett | 929 | 53.1 | ||
National Federal | Herbert Brown | 820 | 46.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,749 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 21 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,770 | 76.6 | |||
Independent Federalist gain from National Federal |
1895
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Herbert Brown | 781 | 77.6 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Erskine Smith | 226 | 22.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,007 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,015 | 48.1 | |||
Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Free Trade |
1894
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Free Trade | Herbert Brown | 962 | 59.7 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | John Wade | 607 | 37.7 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Charles Duffy | 42 | 2.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,611 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 30 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,641 | 76.8 | |||
Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade |
1891
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Herbert Brown (re-elected) | 662 | 56.3 | ||
Protectionist | William Donnelly | 289 | 24.6 | ||
Protectionist | James Boydell | 224 | 19.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,175 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 26 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,201 | 68.6 | |||
Free Trade hold |
Elections in the 1880s
1889
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Herbert Brown (elected) | 626 | 56.5 | ||
Protectionist | John Wade | 482 | 43.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,108 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 29 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,137 | 72.1 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1887
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Herbert Brown (re-elected) | 591 | 57.9 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | John Wade | 429 | 42.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,020 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 30 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,050 | 70.4 |
1885
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Herbert Brown (re-elected) | 737 | 72.6 | |
William Johnston | 278 | 27.4 | |
Total formal votes | 1,015 | 97.9 | |
Informal votes | 22 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 1,037 | 72.4 |
1882
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Herbert Brown (re-elected) | unopposed |
1880
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Herbert Brown (re-elected) | 660 | 63.2 | |
William Johnston (defeated) | 385 | 36.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,045 | 98.5 | |
Informal votes | 16 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 1,061 | 72.1 | |
(new seat) |
Elections in the 1850s
1858
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Gordon (re-elected 1) | 416 | 33.0 | |
William Arnold (re-elected 2) | 408 | 32.4 | |
Richard Jones (re-elected 3) | 355 | 28.2 | |
Edward Hargraves | 79 | 6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,258 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,258 | 28.8 |
1856
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Jones (elected 1) | 660 | 30.7 | |
Samuel Gordon (elected 2) | 550 | 25.6 | |
William Arnold (elected 3) | 380 | 17.7 | |
Andrew Lang | 349 | 16.3 | |
Alexander Park | 209 | 9.7 | |
Total formal votes | 2,148 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 842 | 58.51 |
Notes
- ^ a b Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
- ^ 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.[12]
References
- ^ The Electoral Act of 1858 (PDF) (23a). 1858. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Munnings Arnold". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Samuel Deane Gordon (1811–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Herbert Harrington Brown (1839-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr William Brown (1867–1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1910 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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