Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha

{{Short description|Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia}}

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,{{cite web |url=http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html |title=1893 Redistribution |work=Atlas of New South Wales |publisher=NSW Land & Property Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031719/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead}} and the three member district of New England was largely divided between Uralla-Walcha, Armidale and Bingara.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222121035 |title=Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts |newspaper=New South Wales Government Gazette |date=23 August 1893 |access-date=2020-10-28 |page=6678 |via=Trove}}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222197006 |title=Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts |newspaper=New South Wales Government Gazette |date=5 October 1893 |access-date=2020-10-28 |page=7753 |via=Trove}} 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,{{cite web |url=http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html |title=1904 Redistribution |work=Atlas of New South Wales |publisher=NSW Land & Property Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead}} and was divided between Armidale and Bingara.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226393615 |title=Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1902 and Electorates Redistribution Act 1904. |newspaper=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=158 |date=18 March 1904 |access-date=28 October 2020 |page=2367 |via=Trove}}{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=5B |access-date=2020-10-30}}{{cite web |title=Former Members |work=Members of Parliament |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx |access-date=2020-10-30}}{{Cite NSW election |title=Elections for the District of Uralla-Walcha|year=DistrictIndexes |district=Uralla-Walcha |access-date=2020-10-30}}