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Electoral district of Upper Hunter

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

FieldValue
nameUpper Hunter
statensw
image
captionInteractive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
lifespan1856–1894
1904–1920
1927–present
mpDave Layzell
mp-partyNational
namesakeUpper Hunter Shire
electors62282
electors_year2023
area27687.50
classRural
near-nNorthern Tablelands
near-neNorthern Tablelands
near-nwBarwon
near-eMyall Lakes
near-wDubbo
near-sCessnock
near-sePort Stephens
near-swBathurst

1904–1920 1927–present |mp-party = National |near-n = Northern Tablelands |near-ne = Northern Tablelands |near-nw = Barwon |near-e = Myall Lakes |near-w = Dubbo |near-s = Cessnock |near-se = Port Stephens |near-sw = Bathurst

Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The seat is currently held by Dave Layzell for the National Party after he was elected at a by-election to replace Michael Johnsen.

Upper Hunter covers the entirety of Dungog Shire, Muswellbrook Shire, Upper Hunter Shire, Singleton Shire, part of the City of Cessnock (including Branxton) and all of the City of Maitland north of the Hunter River.

History

In 1859, Upper Hunter replaced the Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, established in the first Parliament in 1856. It had two members from 1880 to 1894. It was abolished in 1894 and largely replaced by Robertson and Singleton. In 1904 Robertson was abolished and Upper Hunter was recreated. It was abolished from 1920 with the introduction of proportional representation, but was recreated in 1927.

Upper Hunter is one of three electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party and always by the conservative side of politics since the abolition of proportional representation in 1927, the other two being Tamworth and Oxley. The Nationals have held the district without interruption since 1931.

Members for Upper Hunter

First incarnation 1856–1894

1859–1880, 1 memberMemberPartyTerm
John RobertsonNone1859–1861
title = Mr Thomas Dangar (1807-1878)id=321former=Yesaccess-date=23 June 2019}}None1861–1864
James WhiteNone1864–1868
Archibald BellNone1868–1872
John CreedNone1872–1874
Francis WhiteNone1874–1875
Thomas HungerfordNone1875–1875
title=Mr John McElhone (1833-1898)id=664former=Yesaccess-date=14 June 2019}}None1875–1880
1880–1894, 2 membersMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
John McLaughlinNone1880–1885John McElhoneNone
Robert FitzgeraldNone1885–1887Thomas HungerfordNone
1887–1889John McElhone1887–1889
Protectionist}}1889–1894William Abbott1889–1891
Thomas Williams1891–1894

Second incarnation 1904–1920

1904–1920, 1 memberMemberPartyTerm
William Fleming1904–1910
William Ashford1910–1910
Henry Willis1910–1913
1913–1913
Mac Abbott1913–1917
1917–1918
William Cameron1918–1920

Third incarnation 1927–present

1927–present, 1 memberMemberPartyTerm
William Cameron1927–1931
Malcolm Brown1931–1932
1932–1939
name=Mr D'Arcy Rose (1888-1964)id=1468former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}1939–1959
title=The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)id=1874former=Yesaccess-date=13 May 2019}}1959–1962
title=Mr Frank Lionel O'Keefe (1912–1989)id=1723former=Yesaccess-date=13 May 2019}}1962–1969
title = Mr (Col) Colin Murray Fisherid=1820former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}},1970–1988
id=2135name=The Hon. George Sourisformer=Yesaccess-date=23 May 2019}}1988–2015
name=Mr Michael John Johnsen, MPid=114access-date=6 April 2019}}2015–2021
name=Mr (Dave) David Robert Layzell, MPid=2261access-date=2 June 2021}}2021–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter

References

References

  1. "Upper Hunter". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
  2. (DistrictIndexes). "Elections for the District of Upper Hunter".
  3. {{NSW Parliamentary Record
  4. "Former Members". [[Parliament of New South Wales]].
  5. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  6. "Mr Thomas Dangar (1807-1878)".
  7. "Mr James White (1828-1890)".
  8. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  9. "Dr John Mildred Creed (1842-1930)".
  10. "Mr Francis White (1830-1875)".
  11. "Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904)".
  12. "Mr John McElhone (1833-1898)".
  13. "Mr John McLaughlin (1850-1918)".
  14. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  15. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  16. "Mr Thomas Henry Williams (1862-1953)".
  17. "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)".
  18. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  19. "The Hon. Henry Willis (1860-1950)".
  20. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  21. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  22. "Mr Malcolm Brown (1881-1939)".
  23. "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)".
  24. "Mr (Col) Colin Murray Fisher".
  25. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  26. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  27. {{Cite NSW Parliament
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