Glen Innes was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Glen Innes. It was created in 1880 and gained a second member in 1889, with voters casting two votes with the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it became a single-member electorate and, in 1904, it was abolished and replaced by Gough.[1][2][3]

Members for Glen Innes

Single-member (1880–1889)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Fergusson None 1880–1887
  George Matheson Free Trade 1887–1889
Two members (1889–1894)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Alexander Hutchison Protectionist 1889–1894   Francis Wright Protectionist 1889–1894
Single-member (1894–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  Francis Wright Protectionist 1894–1901
  Protectionist 1901–1903
  Follett Thomas Liberal Reform 1903–1904

Election results

1903 Glen Innes by-election
Wednesday 28 October [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Follett Thomas (elected) 865 58.1 +27.1
Progressive Alexander Hay 624 41.9 +1.8
Total formal votes 1,489 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 10 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 1,499 66.6 [lower-alpha 1] +1.1
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Francis Wright died.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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