Electoral district of Paterson explained

The Paterson
State:	nsw
Lifespan:	1859–1880
Namesake:	The Paterson River
Coordinates:	-32.6023°N 151.6173°W

The Patterson was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1859 to 1880. It was named after the Paterson River, which was named after Colonel William Paterson. The river flows from Barrington Tops to the Hunter River at Morpeth. The district was created in 1858 replacing part of the 3 member district of Durham and comprised the midland and northern parts of the County of Durham.^[1] In 1880 it was replaced by Durham.^{[2] [3]}

Members for Patterson

Member		Party	Term
		William Arnold	None	1859–1875
		Herbert Brown	None	1875–1880

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Paterson.

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 11 December 2019.
3. Elections for the District of Paterson . DistrictIndexes . Paterson . 23 April 2020.