Waratah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Newcastle area, including the suburb of Waratah. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,[1] and the three member district of Newcastle was divided between Waratah, Newcastle East, Newcastle West, Kahibah and Wickham.[2][3] The district was abolished in 1913 and recreated in 1930, replacing parts of Kahibah and Wallsend. It was abolished again in 1999.[4][5][6]
Members for Waratah
edit| First incarnation (1894–1913) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Arthur Griffith | Labour | 1894–1903 | |
| Matthew Charlton | Labour | 1903–1904 | |
| John Estell | Labour | 1904–1913 | |
| Second incarnation (1930–1999) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Robert Cameron | Labor | 1930–1956 | |
| Frank Purdue | Independent | 1956–1962 | |
| Edward Greaves | Labor | 1962–1964 | |
| Frank Purdue | Independent | 1964–1965 | |
| Sam Jones | Labor | 1965–1984 | |
| John Price | Labor | 1984–1999 | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Price | 20,975 | 65.7 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal | Wayne Shoobridge | 7,222 | 22.6 | −1.9 | |
| Greens | Liz Rene | 3,743 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,940 | 93.6 | +5.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,166 | 6.4 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 34,106 | 95.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Price | 22,801 | 74.1 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Wayne Shoobridge | 7,972 | 25.9 | −3.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
References
edit- ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6678. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7753. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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