Electoral district of Rylstone

Rylstone was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the town of Rylstone.^[1][2][3][4] The district was created when multi-member constituencies were abolished in 1894,^[5] and comprised the eastern part of Mudgee and the western part of The Upper Hunter.^[6] 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,^[7] and was divided between Hartley, Singleton and the Upper Hunter.

Members for Rylstone

Member		Party	Period
	William Wall	Protectionist	1894–1895
	John Fitzpatrick	Free Trade	1895–1901
		Liberal Reform	1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Rylstone

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	John Fitzpatrick	932	62.5	+8.3
	Progressive	Thomas Arkins	559	37.5	−8.3
Total formal votes			1,491	100.0	+0.7
Informal votes			0	0.0	−0.7
Turnout			1,491	60.1	−4.9
	Liberal Reform hold

References

1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Rylstone". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
3. "Mr William Chandos Wall". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
4. "The Hon. John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick (1862–1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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. 6634. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via Trove.
7. "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
8. Green, Antony. "1901 Rylstone". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2020.