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John Hawthorne (Australian Politician)
John Stuart Hawthorne (14 February 184830 July 1942) was an Australian politician. Early life Born in Sydney to James Hawthorne and Jane Elkins, he attended Cleveland Street Public School before working with a softgoods firm, establishing his own business in 1875. In that year he married Mary Emily Meyn at Singleton, with whom he had nine children. In 1884 he was bankrupted; he was discharged in 1885, becoming an auctioneer and estate agent at Leichhardt. Political career In 1885 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as one of the members for Balmain, serving until 1891, joining the Free Trade Party on the emergence of political parties in 1887. He was bankrupted again in 1890, but retained the seat unopposed at the resulting by-election. He was discharged from bankruptcy in 1891. Multi-member constituencies were abolished in 1894 and Balmain was split into In 1894 he was not the selected Free Trade candidate for Leichhardt, but stood as an independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hawthorne
John Patrick Hawthorne (born 1964) is an English philosopher, currently serving as Professor of Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is recognized as a leading contemporary contributor to metaphysics and epistemology. Early life and career Hawthorne was born on 25 May 1964 in Birmingham, England. He earned his PhD from Syracuse University, where he studied with William Alston and Jonathan Bennett. From 2006 to 2015, he was the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has also taught at the University of New South Wales, Arizona State University, Syracuse University, Rutgers University, and Princeton University. Philosophical work Hawthorne's 2006 collection ''Metaphysical Essays'' offers original treatments of fundamental topics in philosophy, including identity, ontology, vagueness, and causation, which one reviewer called "essential read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner West Light Rail
The Inner West Light Rail is a light rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, running from Central railway station through the Inner West to Dulwich Hill and serving 23 stops. It is the original line of the Sydney light rail network, and was originally known as Sydney Light Rail. Light rail services on the line are now branded as the L1 Dulwich Hill Line. Most of the Inner West Light Rail is built on the path of a former freight railway line. The first section of light rail opened in 1997, and the line was extended in 2000 and 2014. Operation and maintenance of the line is contracted to the ALTRAC Light Rail consortium by the New South Wales Government's transport authority, Transport for NSW. Services are operated by Transdev Sydney as a member of ALTRAC Light Rail. Background Most of the alignment of the Dulwich Hill Line had its origins as the Metropolitan Goods railway line. From the time when the Sydney Railway Company was formed in 1848, it had been the inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1894 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1894 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. There were three significant changes from the 1891 election, the abolition of multi-member constituencies, the abolition of plural voting where an elector had property or residence in more than one electorate and that polls for every district were held on the same day. The number of seats was reduced from 141 to 125. In this election, in 74 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 1 was uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,046, ranging from Lismore (1,360) to Marrickville (2,924). Election results Albury Alma Annandale Argyle , , , colspan="2" , win , colspan="3" s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1891 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1891 New South Wales election was for 141 members representing 74 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 39 multi-member districts returning 106 members. In these multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 of the 35 single member districts were uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 2,166, ranging from Wilcannia (1,023) to Sturt (8,306). Sturt was an anomaly, as enrolments had increased by 5,376 since the 1889 election, and the next largest electorate was Canterbury (4,676). Election results Albury Argyle , , , colspan="2" , hold 2 , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" , Balmain , , , colspan="2" , gain 4 from , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" , Balranald , , , colspan="2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1889 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1889 New South Wales colonial election was for 137 members representing 74 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 37 multi-member districts returning 100 members. In these multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 10 districts were uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,955, ranging from Boorowa (1,142) to Canterbury (4,129). Election results Albury Argyle , , , colspan="2" , hold 2 , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" , , - Balmain , , , colspan="2" , hold 4 , colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" , , - Balranald , , , colspan="2" , Member changed to from , rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" , , - , , , colspan="2" , Member changed to from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1887 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1887 New South Wales colonial election was for 124 members representing 74 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 35 multi-member districts returning 87 members and 37 single member districts giving a total of 124 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 13 districts were uncontested. This was the first election at which there were recognisable political parties. The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,984, ranging from Boorowa (1,103) to Canterbury (3,161). Election results Albury Argyle Balmain Balranald The other sitting member John Cramsie did not contest the election. Bathurst The Bogan The other sitting member Patrick Jennings did not contest the election. Boorowa Bourke The sitting members were Russell B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1885 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1885 New South Wales colonial election was for 122 members representing 72 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 35 multi-member districts returning 85 members and 37 single member districts giving a total of 122 members. In the multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 districts were uncontested. There was no recognisable party structure at this election. The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 1,831, ranging from East Maitland (1,018) to Canterbury (2,630). Election results Albury Argyle The sitting member Sir Henry Parkes successfully contested St Leonards. Balmain , colspan="2" , , colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , ''(1 new seat)'' The other sitting member William Hutchinson did not contest the election. Balranald Bathurst T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904
The members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 19th parliament of New South Wales from 1901 to 1904 were elected at the 1901 state election on 3 July 1901. The Speaker was William McCourt. By-elections Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. See also *See ministry * Waddell ministry *Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election *Candidates of the 1901 New South Wales state election There were 373 candidates contesting 125 seats at the 1901 New South Wales state election which was held on 3 July 1901. Since the previous election in 1898, the Protectionist Party (or National Federal Party) had become the Progressive Party (19 ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1901-1904 Members of New South Wales parliaments by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 18th parliament of New South Wales held their seats between 1898 and 1901. They were elected at the 1898 colonial election on 27 July 1898. The Speaker was Sir Joseph Abbott until 12 June 1900 and then William McCourt. By-elections Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. See also * Reid ministry * Lyne ministry * Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election * Candidates of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election This is a list of candidates for the 1898 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held on 27 July 1898. The Protectionist Party contested this election under the name "National Federal Party", reflecting their focus on the issue of Fe ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1895–1898
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 17th parliament of New South Wales from 1895 to 1898. They were elected at the 1895 colonial election on 24 July 1895. The Speaker was Sir Joseph Abbott. By-elections Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. See also * Reid ministry * Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election * Candidates of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election This is a list of candidates for the 1895 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held on 24 July 1895. Retiring members Protectionist *Patrick Hogan (Australian politician), Patrick Hogan MLA (Electoral district of Raleigh, Raleigh) ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1895-1898 Members of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1894–1895
This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 16th parliament of New South Wales from 1894 to 1895 They were elected at the 1894 colonial election on 17 July 1894. The Speaker was Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott. By-elections Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. See also * Reid ministry *Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election * Candidates of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election This is a list of candidates for the 1894 New South Wales colonial election. The election was held on 17 July 1894. This election saw the Assembly reconstituted into single-member constituencies. As such it is impossible to determine which party ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1894-1895 Members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1889–1891
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 14th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1889 to 1891. They were elected at the 1889 colonial election between 1 and 16 February 1889. The Speaker was James Young until 21 October 1890 and then Joseph Palmer Abbott. By-elections Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - bgcolor="#cccccc" ! # ! Electorate ! Departing Member ! colspan="2" , Party ! Reason for By-election ! Date of By-election ! Winner of By-election ! colspan="2" , Party , - , , 1 , , Tamworth , , Robert Levien , , , , , , , Sought a new mandate after being involved in a legal scandal , , , , Robert Levien , , , , , , - , , 2 , , Redfern , , John Sutherland , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
