William Turner (Australian politician)

William Turner (1837 – 24 April 1916) was an English-born politician and miner in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.

[4] He ran for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1871, contesting the district of Grenville but was narrowly defeated for the second seat by 13 votes (0.2%).

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northumberland at the by-election in July 1877, comfortably defeating Thomas Hungerford with a margin of 1,077 votes (44.2%).

[6] Members of parliament were unpaid at the time and Turner was supported by the local miners under the banner of the political reform league with funds raised by a subscription, said to be £0.08 per person.

[2] He stood a final time as the Protectionist Party candidate at the 1889 election for The Hunter, but was defeated with a margin of 72 votes (6.4%).