Electoral district of Upper Hunter

Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia.

According to the report for the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, it is estimated that the electoral district will have 47,303 electors on 29 April 2007. [cite web
title=Redistribution Commissioners' Report
date= 21 December 2004
publisher = Election Funding Authority of New South Wales
url = http://efa.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/2105/pagesivtovii300.pdf
accessdate = 2006-12-18 ] At the 2007 election it will include the lightly inhabited southwestern part of the City of Cessnock, Singleton Shire (except for an area around Branxton), Dungog Shire, Gloucester Shire, Muswellbrook Shire, Upper Hunter Shire, Liverpool Plains Shire (excluding the area around Werris Creek) and northeastern Mid-Western Regional Council (including Bylong). [cite web
title=Upper Hunter Electoral District
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/upper_hunter
accessdate = 2007-01-23 ]

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.

Members for Upper Hunter

References

External links

*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Upper Hunter Results 2007
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lapreferential.upper%20hunter.aspx
accessdate = 2007-05-07
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Upper Hunter Results 2003
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/upper_hunter/results/2003
accessdate = 2007-01-23
*cite web
title=State Electoral District - Upper Hunter Results 1999
publisher = New South Wales Electoral Commission
url = http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/upper_hunter/results/1999
accessdate = 2007-01-23