Electoral district of Newcastle East explained

Newcastle East was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,^[1] and the three member district of Newcastle was divided between Newcastle East, Newcastle West, Kahibah, Waratah and Wickham.^{[2] [3]} from 1894 to 1904, when it was abolished as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.^[4] Newcastle East was absorbed into the district of Newcastle.^{[5] [6]}

Members for Newcastle East

Member		Party	Term
		William Dick		1894–1901
				1901–1904

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Newcastle East.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1893 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031719/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
2. News: Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts . . 23 August 1893 . 2020-10-28 . 6678 . Trove.
3. News: Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts . . 5 October 1893 . 2020-10-28 . 7753 . Trove.
4. Web site: 1904 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
5. Elections for the District of Newcastle East . DistrictIndexes . Newcastle East . 15 December 2019.
6. Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932) . 1147 . Yes . 11 May 2019.