Electoral district of Sherbrooke
Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia
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Sherbrooke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian colony (and state from 1901) of New South Wales, existing from 1894 until 1913.[1][2][3][4] It included Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. It was named after Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke.
Members for Sherbrooke
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | 1894–1898 | |
| Broughton O'Conor | Protectionist | 1898–1901 | |
| Independent | 1901–1904 | ||
| Liberal Reform | 1904–1907 | ||
| John Hunt | Liberal Reform | 1907–1913 | |
History
Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sherbrooke.[5] Sherbrooke consisted of the north western part of the four member district of Central Cumberland, a south eastern part of the single member district of The Hawkesbury and an eastern part of the single member district of The Nepean.[6][7]
Sherbrooke was expanded to include part of The Hawkesbury and parts of the abolished districts of The Nepean and Ryde and Willoughby as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90.[8] The district was abolished in 1913.[9]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | John Hunt | 4,407 | 67.4 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Thompson | 2,134 | 32.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,541 | 98.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 133 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,674 | 74.5 | |||
| Liberal Reform hold | |||||
