Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha

Uralla-Walcha was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, including the towns of Uralla and Walcha. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished,^[1] and the three member district of New England was largely divided between Uralla-Walcha, Armidale and Bingara.^[2][3] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90,^[4] and was divided between Armidale and Bingara.^[5][6][7][8]

Members for Uralla-Walcha

Member		Party	Period
	William Piddington	Ind. Free Trade	1894–1895
		Free Trade	1895–1898
		National Federal	1898–1900
	Michael MacMahon	Protectionist	1900–1901
		Progressive	1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Uralla-Walcha

1901 New South Wales state election: Uralla-Walcha ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Michael MacMahon	572	46.6	−8.8
	Liberal Reform	Charles Marsh	549	44.7	+39.9
	Independent	James Watts	103	8.4
	Independent	Frank Townshend	3	0.2
Total formal votes			1,227	98.6	+0.4
Informal votes			17	1.4	−0.4
Turnout			1,244	68.1	+10.3
	Progressive hold

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Uralla-Walcha.[edit]