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.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by the electoral district of Darlinghurst.
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |