Gloucester was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, partly replacing Williams, and named after Gloucester (which it included) or Gloucester County (which it overlapped).[1] In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Oxley, along with Raleigh.[2] It was recreated in 1927,[3] and abolished in 1988 and replaced by Myall Lakes and Port Stephens.[4][5][6][7]
Members for Gloucester
| First incarnation (1880–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Archibald Jacob [8] | None | 1880–1882 | |
| Robert White [9] | None | 1882–1887 | |
| Jonathan Seaver [10] | Free Trade | 1887–1891 | |
| John Hart [11] | Free Trade | 1891–1894 | |
| Richard Price [12] | Protectionist | 189–1901 | |
| Independent | 1901–1904 | ||
| James Young [13] | Liberal Reform | 1904–1907 | |
| Richard Price [12] | Liberal Reform | 1907–1917 | |
| Independent | 1917–1920 | ||
| Second incarnation (1927–1988) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Walter Bennett [14] | Nationalist | 1927–1931 | |
| United Australia | 1931–1934 | ||
| Charles Bennett [14] | United Australia | 1934–1941 | |
| Ray Fitzgerald [15] | Independent | 1941–1950 | |
| Country | 1950–1962 | ||
| Leon Punch [16] | Country, National | 1962–1985 | |
| Wendy Machin [17] | National | 1985–1988 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Wendy Machin | 21,461 | 68.32 | ||
| Independent | Rodney Hickman | 7,096 | 22.59 | ||
| Nuclear Disarmament | Marie-Anne Hockings | 2,589 | 8.24 | ||
| Small Business and Enterprise Party | Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis | 161 | 0.51 | ||
| Small Business and Enterprise Party | Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis | 104 | 0.33 | ||
| Total formal votes | 31,411 | 97.62 | |||
| Informal votes | 765 | 2.38 | |||
| Turnout | 32,176 | 81.02 | |||
| National hold | Swing | ||||