Sydney-Fitzroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of East Sydney in inner Sydney including Woolloomooloo, Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay,[1][2][3] and bounded by Riley Street, William Street, King's Cross Road, Bayswater Road and Port Jackson. It was named after Governor FitzRoy.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by Darlinghurst.
Members for Sydney-Fitzroy
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Chapman | Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
John McElhone | Ind. Free Trade | 1895–1898 | |
John Norton | Protectionist | 1898–1898 | |
Henry Chapman | Free Trade | 1898–1901 | |
Daniel Levy | Liberal Reform | 1901–1904 |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | Daniel Levy | 605 | 35.9 | ||
Independent Liberal | Arthur McElhone | 381 | 22.6 | ||
Independent | Henry Chapman | 379 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | Donald McKinnon | 121 | 7.2 | ||
Ind. Progressive | Harry Foran | 108 | 6.4 | ||
Independent | Denis O'Sullivan | 71 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | Callaghan Garvan | 20 | 1.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,685 | 99.1 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 15 | 0.9 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,700 | 56.5 | −2.7 | ||
Liberal Reform hold |
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-Fitzroy". 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-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.