Electoral_district_of_Sydney-Denison

Electoral district of Sydney-Denison

Electoral district of Sydney-Denison

Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia


Sydney-Denison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of the electoral district of West Sydney in the Ultimo area and named after Governor Denison.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Sydney-Denison

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History

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sydney-Denison.[5] Sydney-Denison consisted of a southern part of the four member district of West Sydney.[6] It was to the south of Darling Harbour, bounded on the east by George Street, in the south by George St West, in the west by Bay Street and Wattle Street, Sydney and by Fig St across to Darling Harbour.[7] In 1904 it was abolished and absorbed into the district of Pyrmont.

Election results

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The sitting member Sir Matthew Harris (Liberal Reform) did not contest the election.

References

  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. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Sir Matthew Harris (1841-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Mr Andrew Joseph Kelly (1854–1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  6. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6679. Retrieved 27 October 2020 via Trove.
  7. "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 via Trove.
  8. Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.



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