Electoral district of Newcastle West explained

Newcastle West was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,^[1] and the three member district of Newcastle was divided between Newcastle West, Newcastle East, Kahibah, Waratah and Wickham.^{[2] [3]} It was abolished in 1904 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] Parts of Newcastle West were absorbed into the districts of Wickham, Newcastle and Kahibah.^{[5] [6]}

Members for Newcastle West

Member		Party	Term
		James Ellis		1894–1895
		James Thomson		1895–1901
		Owen Gilbert		1901–1904

Election results

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

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 West . DistrictIndexes . Newcastle West . 15 December 2019.
6. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 15 December 2019.