Electoral district of Moree

Former state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Australian electorate
Moree
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
StateNew South Wales
Created1894
Abolished1904
DemographicRural

29°27′57″S 149°50′02″E / 29.46583°S 149.83389°E / -29.46583; 149.83389 Moree was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 largely replacing Gwydir and including the town of Moree.[1][2][3] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90,[4] and was largely replaced by a recreated Gwydir.

Members for Moree

Member Party Period
  Thomas Hassall Protectionist 1894–1901
  William Webster Labour 1901–1903
  Percy Stirton Liberal Reform 1903–1904

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 1903 Moree state by-election § Result.[edit]
1903 Moree by-election
Saturday 12 December [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Percy Stirton 689 61.0
Independent Liberal Alfredo Zlotkowski 440 39.0
Total formal votes 1,129 98.7 -1.3
Informal votes 15 1.3 +1.3
Turnout 1,144 39.8 [a] -18.2
Liberal Reform gain from Labour Swing
William Webster (Labour) resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of Gwydir. Leonard Court (Labour) was not nominated in time.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,875 at the 1901 election.[6]

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1903 Moree by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Moree". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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