Newtown-St Peters was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 with the division of the multi-member district of Newtown and named after the inner Sydney suburb of St Peters. Along with Newtown-Erskine, it was partly replaced by a recreated Newtown in 1904.[1][2][3]
Member | Party | Term | |
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William Rigg | Ind. Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
Free Trade | 1895–1901 | ||
James Fallick | Independent Liberal | 1901–1904 |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Newtown-St Peters |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | James Fallick | 790 | 35.0 | ||
Labor | George Clark | 770 | 34.2 | ||
Liberal Reform | William Rigg | 662 | 29.4 | -31.9 | |
Independent | David Hayes | 16 | 0.7 | ||
Ind. Progressive | James Mitchell | 13 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Walter Arnold | 4 | 0.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,255 | 99.1 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 20 | 0.9 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,275 | 62.7 | -0.5 | ||
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform |