Electoral district of Waratah (New South Wales) explained

Waratah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Newcastle area, including the suburb of Waratah. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,^[1] and the three member district of Newcastle was divided between Waratah, Newcastle East, Newcastle West, Kahibah and Wickham.^{[2] [3]} The district was abolished in 1913 and recreated in 1930, replacing parts of Kahibah and Wallsend. It was abolished again in 1999.^{[4] [5]}

Members for Waratah

First incarnation (1894–1913)
Member		Party	Term
		Arthur Griffith		1894–1903
		Matthew Charlton		1903–1904
		John Estell		1904–1913
Second incarnation (1930–1999)
Member		Party	Term
		Robert Cameron		1930–1956
		Frank Purdue		1956–1962
		Edward Greaves		1962–1964
		Frank Purdue		1964–1965
		Sam Jones		1965–1984
		John Price		1984–1999

Election results

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

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: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 2020-10-31.
5. Elections for the District of Waratah. DistrictIndexes . Waratah . 2020-10-31.