Electoral district of Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian colony (and state from 1901) of New South Wales, existing from 1894 until 1913.[1][2][3][4] It included Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. It was named after Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke.

Members for Sherbrooke[edit]

Member Party Period
  Jacob Garrard Free Trade 1894–1898
  Broughton O'Conor Protectionist 1898–1901
  Independent 1901–1904
  Liberal Reform 1904–1907
  John Hunt Liberal Reform 1907–1913

History[edit]

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sherbrooke.[5] Sherbrooke consisted of the north western part of the four member district of Central Cumberland, a south eastern part of the single member district of The Hawkesbury and an eastern part of the single member district of The Nepean.[6][7]

Sherbrooke was expanded to include part of The Hawkesbury and parts of the abolished districts of The Nepean and Ryde and Willoughby as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90.[8] The district was abolished in 1913.[9]

Election results[edit]

1910 New South Wales state election: Sherbrooke [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Hunt 4,407 67.4
Labour Andrew Thompson 2,134 32.6
Total formal votes 6,541 98.0
Informal votes 133 2.0
Turnout 6,674 74.5
Liberal Reform hold  

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sherbrooke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "NSW elections". The West Australian. 28 July 1898. Retrieved 16 July 2012 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6653. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7760. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  9. ^ "1912 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Sherbrooke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2019.