Electoral district of Sydney-Flinders
Appearance
Sydney-Flinders was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney from part of the electoral district of South Sydney and named after maritime explorer Matthew Flinders.[1][2][3] It was in the Surry Hills area, bounded by Riley Street, Oxford Street, South Dowling Street, Nobbs Street, Davies Street and Tudor Street.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into the electoral district of Surry Hills.
Members for Sydney-Flinders
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Bernhard Wise | Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
Arthur Nelson | Protectionist | 1895–1901 | |
Progressive | 1901–1904 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Arthur Nelson | 601 | 34.9 | -13.2 | |
Liberal Reform | John Waine | 598 | 34.8 | -3.2 | |
Ind. Progressive | Ernest Gardner | 191 | 11.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent Liberal | Hezekiah Evers | 124 | 7.2 | ||
Ind. Progressive | James Lawrence | 124 | 7.2 | ||
Labour | Frederick Sommerhoff | 82 | 4.8 | -0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,720 | 99.2 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 14 | 0.8 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,734 | 75.8 | +23.4 | ||
Progressive hold |
References
- ^ "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-Flinders". 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-Flinders". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.