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Electoral results for the district of Robertson

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Robertson, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1894   Robert Fitzgerald Protectionist
1895
1898   National Federal
1901   William Fleming Liberal Reform

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901

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1901 New South Wales state election: Robertson[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Fleming 1,017 50.7 +12.3
Progressive Robert Fitzgerald (defeated) 991 49.4 −12.3
Total formal votes 2,008 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 24 1.2 −0.4
Turnout 2,032 68.3 +6.6
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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1898 New South Wales colonial election: Robertson[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Robert Fitzgerald 1,055 61.7
Free Trade Thomas Houghton 656 38.3
Total formal votes 1,711 98.5
Informal votes 27 1.6
Turnout 1,738 61.8
National Federal hold  

1895

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1895 New South Wales colonial election: Robertson[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Fitzgerald 1,052 58.5
Labour Francis Gilbert 738 41.1
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Johnston 8 0.4
Total formal votes 1,798 98.5
Informal votes 27 1.5
Turnout 1,825 71.0
Protectionist hold  

1894

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1894 New South Wales colonial election: Robertson[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Robert Fitzgerald 903 46.6
Free Trade Edwin Tucker 900 46.4
Ind. Protectionist Michael Hickey 137 7.1
Total formal votes 1,940 97.9
Informal votes 41 2.1
Turnout 1,981 77.1
Protectionist win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr Robert George Dundas Fitzgerald (1846-1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.