Sydney-Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, in central Sydney, created in 1894, with the abolition of the multi-member district of East Sydney and named after naval officer and colonial administrator William Bligh. It was in the Darlinghurst area, bounded by Riley Street, William Street, King's Cross Road, Bayswater Road, Neild Avenue, Boundary Street and Oxford Street. It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by the electoral district of Darlinghurst.
Members for Sydney-Bligh
Member | Party | Term | |
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James Martin | Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
James Harvey | Free Trade | 1895–1898 | |
Patrick Quinn | National Federal | 1898–1901 | |
Progressive | 1901–1904 |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Bligh This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Bligh.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | Patrick Quinn | 781 | 49.7 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Reform | John Brindley | 604 | 38.4 | −5.6 | |
Independent | John Hughes | 85 | 5.4 | ||
Labour | Daniel Healey | 76 | 4.8 | ||
Independent Liberal | John Campbell | 27 | 1.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,573 | 99.8 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 3 | 0.2 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,576 | 56.4 | +2.9 | ||
Progressive hold |
References
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
- "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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