Electoral district of Hamilton (New South Wales) explained

Hamilton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927 with the abolition of proportional representation from part of the 5 member district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton. It was abolished in 1971 and replaced by Charlestown.[1] [2]

Members for Hamilton

MemberPartyTerm
 David Murray[3] 1927–1928
 James Smith[4] 1928–1930
 Hugh Connell[5] 1930–1934
 William Brennan[6] 1934–1935
 Joshua Arthur[7] 1935–1950
 George Campbell[8] 1950–1959
 Robert McCartney[9] 1959–1971

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Hamilton (New South Wales).

Notes and References

  1. Elections for the District of Hamilton . DistrictIndexes . Hamilton . 30 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 12 December 2019.
  3. 1415 . Mr David Murray (1885–1928) . Yes . 13 May 2019.
  4. Mr James Edward Smith (1887–1962) . 1447 . Yes . 10 May 2019.
  5. Major Hugh John Connell (1884-1934) . 1402 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
  6. 1156 . Mr William Edward Brennan (1865–1937) . Yes . 23 June 2019.
  7. Mr Joshua George Arthur (1906-1974) . Yes . 30 April 2019 . 1666.
  8. Mr George Glover Campbell (1887-1967) . 1450 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
  9. Mr Robert Arthur McCartney (1906-) . 1676 . Yes . 13 May 2019.