Newtown-St Peters was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after the inner Sydney suburb of St Peters. Along with Newtown-Erskine, it was partly replaced by a recreated Newtown in 1904.[1][2][3]
Members for Newtown-St Peters
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Rigg | Ind. Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
| Free Trade | 1895–1901 | ||
| James Fallick | Independent Liberal | 1901–1904 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | James Fallick | 790 | 35.0 | ||
| Labour | George Clark | 770 | 34.2 | ||
| Liberal Reform | William Rigg | 662 | 29.4 | -31.9 | |
| Independent | David Hayes | 16 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent Progressive | James Mitchell | 13 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Walter Arnold | 4 | 0.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,255 | 99.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 20 | 0.9 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,275 | 62.7 | -0.5 | ||
| Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform | |||||
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newtown-St Peters". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Newtown-St Peters". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.