Electoral district of Gough

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Gough was an

Gough County, which includes the town of Glen Innes. It was created in the 1904 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.[1] It consisted of the abolished seat of Glenn Innes and part of Inverell
.

In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Northern Tablelands, along with Armidale and Tenterfield.[2][3][4]

Members for Gough

Member Party Term
  Follett Thomas Liberal Reform 1904–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920

Election results

1917 New South Wales state election: Gough [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist
Follet Thomas
3,633 52.1 0.0
Labor Lou Cunningham 3,337 47.9 0.0
Total formal votes 6,970 98.5 +1.0
Informal votes 105 1.5 -1.0
Turnout 7,075 65.6 -12.9
Nationalist hold Swing 0.0

References

  1. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Mr Follett Johns Thomas (1863–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.