Electoral district of Lyndhurst (New South Wales)

Lyndhurst was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1913, partly replacing Blayney and Belubula, and named after and including Lyndhurst. It was abolished in 1920 with the introduction of proportional representation and largely absorbed into Bathurst.[1]

Members for Lyndhurst
Member Party Period
  Thomas Waddell [2] Liberal Reform 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1917
  Claude Bushell [3] Labor 1917–1920

Election results

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Lyndhurst[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Lyndhurst [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Claude Bushell 4,071 50.7 +1.8
Nationalist Thomas Waddell 3,967 49.3 -1.8
Total formal votes 8,038 98.9 +1.1
Informal votes 88 1.1 -1.1
Turnout 8,126 70.6 -1.0
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing+1.8

1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Lyndhurst[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Lyndhurst [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform Thomas Waddell 4,215 51.1
Labor Guy Arkins 4,033 48.9
Total formal votes 8,248 97.8
Informal votes 187 2.2
Turnout 8,435 71.6
Liberal Reform hold  

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lyndhurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Mr Thomas Waddell (1854-1940)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "Mr Claude Hilton Bushell (1873–1930)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1917 Lyndhurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1913 Lyndhurst". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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