Waratah was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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in the
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
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area, including the suburb of
Waratah
Waratah (''Telopea'') is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania). The best-known species in this genus is ''Telopea speci ...
. It was originally created in 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished, and the three member
district of Newcastle was divided between Waratah,
Newcastle East
Newcastle East is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located immediately east of Newcastle's central business district at the mouth of the Hunter River. The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of New ...
,
Newcastle West
Newcastle West () or simply Newcastle (''An Caisleán Nua'', formerly anglicized Castlenoe) is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, It is also the county town, and sits on the ...
,
Kahibah
Kahibah is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district.
Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flag ...
and
Wickham.
The district was abolished in 1913 and recreated in 1930, replacing parts of
Kahibah
Kahibah is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district.
Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flag ...
and
Wallsend
Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
History Roman Wallsend
In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of Segedunum. This f ...
. It was abolished again in 1999.
Members for Waratah
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1894
1894 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1913
1913 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1930
1930 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1999
1999 disestablishments in Australia
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