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

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

1913 New South Wales state election: Lyndhurst [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Farmers and Settlers	Thomas Waddell [lower-alpha 1]	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
	Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

1. Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

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.