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Electoral district of Molong

Summary

Molong was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and named after and including Molong.[1][2][3] 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,[4] and the district was divided between the districts of Ashburnham, Belubula and Orange.[5]

Members for Molong edit

Member Party Period
  Andrew Ross None 1880–1887
  Ind. Protectionist 1887–1889
  Protectionist 1889–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  Independent Liberal 1904

Election results edit

1901 New South Wales state election: Molong [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Andrew Ross 671 55.2 +10.6
Liberal Reform John Withington 544 44.8 +13.6
Total formal votes 1,215 99.1 -0.1
Informal votes 11 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 1,226 56.6 -4.9
Progressive hold  

References edit

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Molong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr Andrew Ross (1829-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Molong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2020.