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Sydney-Flinders was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney from part of the electoral district of South Sydney and named after maritime explorer Matthew Flinders.[1][2][3] It was in the Surry Hills area, bounded by Riley Street, Oxford Street, South Dowling Street, Nobbs Street, Davies Street and Tudor Street.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into the electoral district of Surry Hills.

Members for Sydney-Flinders[edit]

Member Party Term
  Bernhard Wise Free Trade 1894–1895
  Arthur Nelson Protectionist 1895–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904

Election results[edit]

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Flinders [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Arthur Nelson 601 34.9 -13.2
Liberal Reform John Waine 598 34.8 -3.2
Ind. Progressive Ernest Gardner 191 11.1 +2.1
Independent Liberal Hezekiah Evers 124 7.2
Ind. Progressive James Lawrence 124 7.2
Labour Frederick Sommerhoff 82 4.8 -0.0
Total formal votes 1,720 99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 14 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 1,734 75.8 +23.4
Progressive hold  

References[edit]

  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.
  • ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  • ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Flinders". 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-Flinders". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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