Electoral district of Robertson

Robertson was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, in the upper Hunter Region around Scone and named after John Robertson.^[1][2][3] The district was created when multi-member constituencies were abolished in 1894,^[4] and comprised the eastern part of the Upper Hunter and the western part of Patrick's Plains.^[5] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90,^[6] and largely replaced by a re-created Upper Hunter.^[7]

Members for Robertson

Member		Party	Term
	Robert Fitzgerald	Protectionist	1894–1901
	William Fleming	Liberal Reform	1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Robertson

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Robertson.[edit]

1901 New South Wales state election: Robertson ^[8]

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

References

1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 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. "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
5. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6638. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via Trove.
6. "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
7. "Mr William Montgomerie Fleming (1874–1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
8. Green, Antony. "1901 Robertson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2020.