Electoral district of Newtown
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Newtown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891 and four members from 1891 to 1894. With the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894, it was replaced by Newtown-Camperdown, Newtown-Erskine, Newtown-St Peters and Marrickville. In 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation, Newtown-Camperdown, Newtown-Erskine and Newtown-St Peters were replaced by a recreated Newtown and Camperdown. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Botany. Newtown was recreated in 1927 and combined with part of Annandale and renamed Newtown-Annandale in 1950.[1]
[edit] Members for Newtown
| Newtown, one member (1859—1880) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term |
| Alexander McArthur | None | 1859-1861 |
| Thomas Holt | None | 1861-1864 |
| Stephen Campbell Brown | None | 1864-1880 |
| Newtown, two members (1880—1885) | ||
| Member | Party | Term |
| Stephen Campbell Brown | None | 1880-1881 |
| Joseph Mitchell | None | 1881-1882 |
| Henry Copeland | None | 1882-1883 |
| Joseph Mitchell | None | 1883-1885 |
| William John Foster | None | 1880-1882 |
| Frederick Gibbes | None | 1882-1885 |
| Newtown, three members (1885—1891) | ||
| Member | Party | Term |
| James Smith | None | 1885-1887 |
| Nicholas Hawken | None | 1887-1891 |
| Frederick Gibbes | None | 1885-1888 |
| Joseph Mitchell | None | 1888-1889 |
| Edmund Molesworth | None | 1889-1891 |
| William John Foster | None | 1885-1888 |
| Joseph Abbott | None | 1888-1891 |
| Newtown, four members (1891—1894) | ||
| Member | Party | Term |
| Francis Cotton | Australian Labor Party/Free Trade Party | 1891-1894 |
| Edmund Molesworth | None | 1891-1894 |
| Joseph Abbott | None | 1891-1894 |
| John Hindle | None | 1891-1894 |
| Newtown (1904—1920) | ||
| Member | Party | Term |
| Robert Hollis | Australian Labor Party | 1904-1917 |
| Francis Burke | Australian Labor Party | 1917-1920 |
| Newtown (1927—1950) | ||
| Member | Party | Term |
| Francis Burke | Australian Labor Party | 1927-1944 |
| Lillian Fowler | Australian Labor Party | 1944-1950 |
| Newtown-Annandale (1950—1953) | ||
| Member | Party | Term |
| Arthur Greenup | Australian Labor Party | 1950-1953 |
[edit] References
- ^ Former Members. Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
