Sydney-Gipps was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney, replacing part of the former multi-member electorate of West Sydney, and named after Governor George Gipps. It included the Rocks, west of George Street and generally north of Margaret Street. It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into Darling Harbour.
Members for Sydney-Gipps
Member | Party | Term | |
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George Black | Independent Labour | 1894–1895 | |
Labour | 1895–1898 | ||
Wilfred Spruson | National Federal | 1898–1901 | |
William Daley | Labor | 1901–1904 |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Gipps This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Gipps.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Daley | 981 | 53.5 | +4.5 | |
Ind. Progressive | Wilfred Spruson | 655 | 35.7 | −14.6 | |
Liberal Reform | Elliot Johnson | 197 | 10.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,833 | 98.9 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 21 | 1.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,854 | 64.4 | +4.8 | ||
Labour gain from Progressive |
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-Gipps". 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-Gipps". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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