Electoral district of Woollahra

Summary

Woollahra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Randwick. It was named after and including the Sydney suburb of Woollahra. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Eastern Suburbs. Woollahra was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1962.[1][2][3]

Members for Woollahra edit

First incarnation (1894–1920)
Member Party Term
  Adrian Knox Ind. Free Trade 1894–1895
  Free Trade 1895–1898
  John Garland Free Trade 1898–1901
  William Latimer Liberal Reform 1901–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920
 
Second incarnation (1927–1962)
Member Party Term
  Maurice O'Sullivan Labor 1927–1930
  Sir Daniel Levy Nationalist 1930–1931
  United Australia 1931–1937
  Harold Mason Ind. United Australia 1937–1938
  Vernon Treatt United Australia 1938–1943
  Democratic 1943–1945
  Liberal 1945–1962

Election results edit

1959 New South Wales state election: Woollahra [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt unopposed
Liberal 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 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Woollahra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Woollahra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.