Electoral district of Durham

Durham was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after Durham County, which lies on the north side of the Hunter River. From 1856 to 1859, it elected three members simultaneously by voters casting three votes with the three leading candidates being elected. It was abolished in 1859 with the county being split between the districts of Hunter, Lower Hunter, Upper Hunter, Morpeth, Paterson, Patrick's Plains and Williams.^[1]

It was recreated in 1880, replacing parts of Paterson and Williams, as a single-member electorate. It was abolished in 1920.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Members for Durham

Three members (1856–1859)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Richard Jones ^[5]	None	1856–1859		William Arnold ^[6]	None	1856–1859		Samuel Gordon ^[7]	None	1856–1859

Single-member (1880–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Herbert Brown ^[8]	None	1880–1887
		Free Trade	1887–1894
		Ind. Free Trade	1894–1895
		Protectionist	1895–1898
	Walter Bennett ^[9]	Ind. Protectionist	1898–1901
	Walter Bennett ^[9]	Progressive	1901–1907
	William Brown ^[10]	Independent Liberal	1907–1910
		Liberal Reform	1910–1917
		Nationalist	1917–1917
	Walter Bennett ^[9]	Independent	1917–1920

Election results

1917 New South Wales state election: Durham ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	William Brown	2,767	45.0	−5.4
	Independent	Walter Bennett	1,872	30.5	−11.8
	Labor	Walter O'Hearn	1,029	16.8	+9.5
	Independent	Daniel Ferry	475	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			6,143	98.7	+0.9
Informal votes			78	1.3	−0.9
Turnout			6,221	65.9	−8.0

1917 New South Wales state election: Durham - Second Round ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter Bennett	3,021	50.1
	Nationalist	William Brown	3,005	49.9
Total formal votes			6,026	99.4	+0.7
Informal votes			39	0.6	−0.7
Turnout			6,065	64.3	−1.6
	Independent gain from Nationalist

Notes

References

^ The Electoral Act of 1858 (PDF) (23a). 1858. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ "Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Mr William Munnings Arnold". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Mr Samuel Deane Gordon (1811–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "Mr Herbert Harrington Brown (1839-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Mr William Brown (1867–1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[1858_Act-1] The Electoral Act of 1858 (PDF) (23a). 1858. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[2] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[3] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[Green_Durham-4] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[Richard_Jones_NSW_Parl-5] "Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

[William_Munnings_Arnold_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr William Munnings Arnold". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Samuel_Gordon_NSW_Parl-7] "Mr Samuel Deane Gordon (1811–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[Herbert_Brown_NSW_Parl-8] "Mr Herbert Harrington Brown (1839-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[Walter_Bennett_NSW_Parl-9] "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[William_Brown_NSW_Parl-10] "Mr William Brown (1867–1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[Results_of_the_1917_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1917_Durham-11] Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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