Electoral district of Wentworth

Wentworth was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the far south west of the Australian state of New South Wales and named after and including the town of Wentworth. It established in 1880 and partly replacing Lachlan. From 1885 until 1889 it elected two members. The population in Wentworth had grown significantly since the 1880 redistribution, especially as a result of the growth of mining at Broken Hill, with the electoral roll growing from 1,901 in 1880 to 5,617 in 1887. Under the formula for seats, Wentworth was due to return 3 members, however because of the large area covered by the district, in 1889 it was split into 3, Wentworth, Sturt and Wilcannia.^[1] Wentworth retained the eponymous town, along with the towns of Menindie and Pooncaira. Sturt contained the mining boom towns of Broken Hill, Silverton and Milparinka while Wilcannia was the only town in that district.

The district was abolished in 1904 due to the re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.^[2] It was replaced by a re-created district of The Murray along with parts of The Lachlan and the abolished district of Hay.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Members for Wentworth

Single-member (1880–1885)
Member		Party	Term
	William Brodribb	None	1880–1882
	Edward Quin	None	1882–1885
Two members (1885–1889)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Edward Quin	None	1885–1887		William MacGregor	None	1885–1887
	Joseph Abbott	Protectionist	1887–1889		William MacGregor	Ind. Free Trade	1887–1887
	Joseph Abbott	Protectionist	1887–1889		Thomas Browne	Protectionist	1887–1889
Single-member (1889–1894)
Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Joseph Abbott	Protectionist	1889–1891
		Independent	1891–1894
		Protectionist	1894–1901
	Robert Scobie	Labor	1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Wentworth ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Scobie	649	63.3	+32.3
	Independent	Harry Harben	258	25.2
	Independent	Thomas Boynton	85	8.3
	Independent Liberal	Alexander Cameron	34	3.3
Total formal votes			1,026	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			9	0.9	−0.3
Turnout			1,035	60.7	+17.0
	Labour gain from Progressive

The sitting member was Sir Joseph Abbott (Protectionist) who did not contest the election.

References

^ "1880 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ "Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1901 Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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[1] "1880 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[2] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[3] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[4] "Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[Green_Wentworth-5] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[Results_of_the_1901_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1901_Wentworth-6] Green, Antony. "1901 Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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