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Durham, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1856 and abolished in 1859. It was recreated in 1880 and abolished in 1920.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party Member Party Member Party
1856   Richard Jones None   William Arnold None   Samuel Gordon None
1858
 
Election Member Party
1880   Herbert Brown None
1882
1885
1887   Free Trade
1889
1891
1894   Ind. Free Trade
1895   Protectionist
1898   Walter Bennett Ind. Protectionist
1901   Progressive
1904
1907   William Brown Independent Liberal
1910   Liberal Reform
1913
1917   Walter Bennett Independent

Election results

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Elections in the 1910s

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1917

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Durham.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Durham [4]
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 [4]
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  

1913

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Durham.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Durham [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Farmers and Settlers William Brown [a] 3,509 50.4
Country Party Association Walter Bennett 2,944 42.3
Labor William Walton 505 7.3
Total formal votes 6,958 97.8
Informal votes 158 2.2
Turnout 7,116 73.9
Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform [a]  

1910

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Durham.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Durham [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Brown 2,726 48.3 −2.3
Independent Liberal Walter Bennett 2,155 38.2 −11.2
Labour Robert Elkin 763 13.5
Total formal votes 5,644 98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 106 1.8 −0.6
Turnout 7,750 71.4 +2.9
1910 New South Wales state election: Durham - Second Round[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Brown 3,169 50.5 −0.1
Independent Liberal Walter Bennett 3,106 49.5 +0.1
Total formal votes 6,275 99.0 +1.4
Informal votes 64 1.0 −1.4
Turnout 6,339 78.7 +10.2
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal  

Elections in the 1900s

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1907

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Durham.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Durham [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Liberal William Brown 2,221 50.6
Former Progressive Walter Bennett (defeated) 2,166 49.4
Total formal votes 4,387 97.6
Informal votes 108 2.4
Turnout 4,495 68.5
Independent Liberal gain from Progressive [b]  

1904

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Durham.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Durham [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Walter Bennett 2,196 46.4
Liberal Reform Herbert Brown 1,617 34.2
Independent William Brown 919 19.4
Independent Liberal Richard Price 3 0.1
Total formal votes 4,735 98.9
Informal votes 51 1.1
Turnout 4,786 69.1
Progressive hold  
Durham was expanded to include part of Gloucester. The member for Durham was Walter Bennett (Progressive). The member for Gloucester was Richard Price (Independent) who nominated to contest Durham however he withdrew from the contest.

1901

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Durham.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Durham [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Walter Bennett unopposed
Member changed to Progressive from Ind. Progressive  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Durham [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Federalist Walter Bennett 929 53.1
National Federal Herbert Brown 820 46.9
Total formal votes 1,749 98.8
Informal votes 21 1.2
Turnout 1,770 76.6
Independent Federalist gain from National Federal  

1895

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Durham [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Herbert Brown 781 77.6
Ind. Protectionist Erskine Smith 226 22.4
Total formal votes 1,007 99.2
Informal votes 8 0.8
Turnout 1,015 48.1
Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Free Trade  

1894

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Durham [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Free Trade Herbert Brown 962 59.7
Ind. Protectionist John Wade 607 37.7
Ind. Protectionist Charles Duffy 42 2.6
Total formal votes 1,611 98.2
Informal votes 30 1.8
Turnout 1,641 76.8
Member changed to Ind. Free Trade from Free Trade  

1891

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 27 June [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (re-elected) 662 56.3
Protectionist William Donnelly 289 24.6
Protectionist James Boydell 224 19.1
Total formal votes 1,175 97.8
Informal votes 26 2.2
Turnout 1,201 68.6
Free Trade hold  

Elections in the 1880s

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1889

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 16 February [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (elected) 626 56.5
Protectionist John Wade 482 43.5
Total formal votes 1,108 97.5
Informal votes 29 2.6
Turnout 1,137 72.1
Free Trade hold  

1887

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Saturday 26 February [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Herbert Brown (re-elected) 591 57.9
Ind. Free Trade John Wade 429 42.1
Total formal votes 1,020 97.1
Informal votes 30 2.9
Turnout 1,050 70.4

1885

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 26 October [17]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (re-elected) 737 72.6
William Johnston 278 27.4
Total formal votes 1,015 97.9
Informal votes 22 2.1
Turnout 1,037 72.4

1882

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 4 December [18]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (re-elected) unopposed

1880

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
Monday 22 November [19]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (re-elected) 660 63.2
William Johnston (defeated) 385 36.8
Total formal votes 1,045 98.5
Informal votes 16 1.5
Turnout 1,061 72.1
  (new seat)
Durham replaced all of the abolished district of The Paterson and part of the abolished district of The Williams. Herbert Brown was the member for The Paterson and William Johnston was the member for The Williams.

District re-created

1859 - 1880

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District abolished

Elections in the 1850s

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1858

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1858 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1858 New South Wales colonial election: Durham
5 February [20]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Gordon (re-elected 1) 416 33.0
William Arnold (re-elected 2) 408 32.4
Richard Jones (re-elected 3) 355 28.2
Edward Hargraves 79 6.3
Total formal votes 1,258 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,258 28.8

1856

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1856 New South Wales colonial election § Durham.[edit]
1856 New South Wales colonial election: Durham [21]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Jones (elected 1) 660 30.7
Samuel Gordon (elected 2) 550 25.6
William Arnold (elected 3) 380 17.7
Andrew Lang 349 16.3
Alexander Park 209 9.7
Total formal votes 2,148 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 842 58.51
Polling was conducted on 7 April 1856. Park had represented County of Durham in the old Legislative Council, while another representative in Charles Cowper contested Sydney City.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  2. ^ William Brown had the support of some local Liberal Reform branches but was not endorsed by the central executive. The Sydney Morning Herald said both candidates were generally favourable to the Government policy.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1910 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ "The party lists. For the Liberal cause". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 September 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  20. ^ Green, Antony. "1858 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  21. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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