Raleigh was anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacingMacleay, and named afterRaleigh County. In 1920, with the introduction ofproportional representation, it was absorbed intoOxley, along withGloucester. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981 and partly replaced byCoffs Harbour.[1][2][3]
| First incarnation (1894–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Patrick Hogan | Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
| John McLaughlin | Independent | 1895–1901 | |
| George Briner | Progressive | 1901–1907 | |
| Independent Liberal | 1907–1913 | ||
| Country Party Association | 1913–1917 | ||
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Second incarnation (1927–1981) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Roy Vincent | Country | 1927–1953 | |
| Radford Gamack | Country | 1953–1959 | |
| Jim Brown | Country | 1959–1981 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Country | Jim Brown | 13,584 | 55.3 | −8.0 | |
| Labor | Joseph Moran | 10,975 | 44.7 | +8.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,559 | 98.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 306 | 1.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 24,865 | 94.4 | −0.5 | ||
| National Countryhold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
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