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Electoral district of Upper Hunter

Electoral district of Upper Hunter

State electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

For the federal electorate, see Division of Hunter.

Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The seat is currently held by Dave Layzell for the National Party after he was elected at a by-election to replace Michael Johnsen.

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Upper Hunter covers the entirety of Dungog Shire, Muswellbrook Shire, Upper Hunter Shire, Singleton Shire, part of the City of Cessnock (including Branxton) and all of the City of Maitland north of the Hunter River.[1]

History

In 1859, Upper Hunter replaced the Electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh, established in the first Parliament in 1856. It had two members from 1880 to 1894. It was abolished in 1894 and largely replaced by Robertson and Singleton. In 1904 Robertson was abolished and Upper Hunter was recreated. It was abolished from 1920 with the introduction of proportional representation, but was recreated in 1927.[2][3][4]

Upper Hunter is one of three electorates to have never been held by the Labor Party and always by the conservative side of politics since the abolition of proportional representation in 1927, the other two being Tamworth and Oxley. The Nationals have held the district without interruption since 1931.

Members for Upper Hunter

First incarnation 1856–1894

More information 1859–1880, 1 member, Member ...
More information 1880–1894, 2 members, Member ...

Second incarnation 1904–1920

More information 1904–1920, 1 member, Member ...

Third incarnation 1927–present

More information 1927–present, 1 member, Member ...

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter
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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Upper Hunter.[edit]

References

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    "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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    "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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    "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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    "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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    "Mr Thomas Dangar (1807-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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    "Mr James White (1828-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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    "Mr Archibald Bell [2] (1804-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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    "Mr Francis White (1830-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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    "The Hon. Henry Willis (1860-1950)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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    "Mr Macartney Abbott (1877-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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    "Mr William Cameron (1877–1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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    "Mr Malcolm Brown (1881-1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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    "Mr D'Arcy Rose (1888-1964)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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    "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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    "Mr Frank Lionel O'Keefe (1912–1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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    "Mr (Col) Colin Murray Fisher". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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    "The Hon. George Souris". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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    "Mr Michael John Johnsen, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  29. [29]
    "Mr (Dave) David Robert Layzell, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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    LA First Preference: Upper Hunter, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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    LA Two Candidate Preferred: Upper Hunter, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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