Macquarie, until 1910The Macquarie was anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in theAustralian state ofNew South Wales, created in 1894 and named after the Macquarie River. It was re-created in 1904, retaining nothing but the name, then abolished in 1920.[1][2][3]
The district created in 1894 was at the upper reaches of the Macquarie River, fromOberon toSofala,[4] and was divided betweenBathurstBlayney andHartley. There was a significant re-distribution of electorates in 1904 as a result of the1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.[5] The member for The Macquarie from 1895 to 1904 wasWilliam Hurley (Progressive) who did not contest the1904 election as he was appointed to the Legislative Council.[6]
The district re-created in 1904 consisted of parts of the abolished seats ofDubbo andWellington.[7][8] The member for Dubbo wasSimeon Phillips (Liberal Reform) unsuccessfully contested theelection for The Macquarie.[9] The member for Wellington wasJohn Haynes (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contestedthe election for Mudgee.[10]
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tonkin | Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
| William Hurley | Protectionist | 1895–1901 | |
| Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
| Thomas Thrower | Labour | 1904–1907 | |
| Charles Barton | Liberal Reform | 1907–1910 | |
| Thomas Thrower | Labor | 1910–1917 | |
| Patrick McGirr | Labor | 1917–1920 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Patrick McGirr | 3,521 | 50.8 | −0.1 | |
| Nationalist | Murdock McLeod | 3,232 | 46.6 | −2.6 | |
| Australian Producers Co-Operative Party | Frank Foster | 182 | 2.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,935 | 99.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 34 | 0.5 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,969 | 65.1 [a] | −7.3 | ||
| Laborhold | Swing | N/A | |||
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