Electoral district of Balmain South

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Balmain South was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894. It was abolished in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90 and was reabsorbed into the district of Balmain. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Balmain South

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  Sydney Law Labour 1894–1902
  Independent Labour 1902–1904

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References

  1. "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  2. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Balmain South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. "Mr Sydney James Law (1856-1939)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2019.