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| 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- ^ "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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