Electoral district of Hunter
Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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The Hunter was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1859 and partly replacing Durham on the Hunter River. It was abolished in 1894.[1][2][3]
Members for Hunter
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jones | None | 1859–1860 | |
| Isidore Blake | None | 1860–1861 | |
| John Burns | None | 1861–1869 | |
| John Dillon | None | 1869–1872 | |
| John Burns | None | 1872–1887 | |
| Free Trade | 1887–1889 | ||
| Robert Scobie | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Robert Scobie (elected) | 677 | 49.6 | ||
| Protectionist | James Pritchard | 455 | 33.4 | ||
| Protectionist | John Connelly | 232 | 17.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,364 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 28 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,392 | 70.3 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
