Electoral_district_of_Macleay

Electoral district of Macleay

Electoral district of Macleay

Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Macleay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established in 1880 in the Macleay River area. Between 1889 and 1894, it elected two members with voters casting two votes and the two leading candidates being elected. In 1894, it was abolished, partly replaced by Raleigh.[1][2][3] Under the spelling conventions of the time it was generally spelled M'Leay.

Members for Macleay

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Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Macleay
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This section is an excerpt from 1893 Macleay colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Otho Dangar (Protectionist) due to bankruptcy.[4]

Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,148 at the 1891 election.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. [4]
    Green, Antony. "1893 Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. [5]
    Green, Antony. "1891 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.


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