Electoral district of Sydney-Bligh

Summary

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.

Members for Sydney-Bligh edit

Member Party Term
  James Martin Free Trade 1894–1895
  James Harvey Free Trade 1895–1898
  Patrick Quinn National Federal 1898–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904

Election results edit

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Bligh [6]
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  

References edit

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.