Electoral_district_of_Sydney-Bligh

Electoral district of Sydney-Bligh

Electoral district of Sydney-Bligh

Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

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

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Election results

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Bligh.[edit]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. [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. [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. [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. [6]
    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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