Electoral district of Moruya
Appearance
Moruya was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, named after Moruya.[1][2] It was created from parts of the districts of Eden and The Shoalhaven.[3] Its only member was William Millard,[4] who held it for the Free Trade Party until 1904 when it was replaced by The Clyde.[5]
Members for Moruya
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
William Millard | Free Trade | 1894–1901 | |
Liberal Reform | 1901–1904 |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | William Millard | 956 | 65.6 | +12.5 | |
Independent | Joynton Smith | 440 | 30.2 | ||
Progressive | Theophilus Cox | 62 | 4.3 | −42.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,458 | 99.6 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 6 | 0.4 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,464 | 70.6 | −2.2 | ||
Liberal Reform hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr William Millard (1844–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.