Electoral district of Balranald

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Balranald was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales established from part of Lachlan and Lower Darling in 1859 and named after and including Balranald. From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. In 1894, it was abolished and partly replaced by Deniliquin and Hay.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members for Balranald

Member		Party	Term
Single-member (1859–1880)
	Augustus Morris	None	1859–1864
	Joseph Phelps	None	1864–1877
	Colin Simson	None	1877–1880
Two members (1880–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Robert Wilkinson	None	1880–1887		John Cramsie	None	1880–1887
		Ind. Free Trade	1887–1889		Allen Lakeman	Ind. Protectionist	1887–1889
		Free Trade	1889–1894		Allen Lakeman	Protectionist	1889–1891
		Free Trade	1889–1894		James Newton	Labour	1891–1894

Election results

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Balranald
Monday 29 June ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Newton (elected 1)	828	30.5
	Free Trade	Robert Wilkinson (elected 2)	705	26.0
	Protectionist	Allen Lakeman	650	23.9
	Protectionist	A L P Cameron	532	19.6
Total formal votes			2,715	99.2
Informal votes			22	0.8
Turnout			1,639	43.2
	Labour gain 1 from Protectionist
	Free Trade hold 1

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References

↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Balranald". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Balranald". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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[1] Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[Green_Balranald-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Balranald". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[Results_of_the_1891_New_South_Wales_colonial_election_Green_1891_Balranald-4] Green, Antony. "1891 Balranald". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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v t e Electoral results for the former electoral districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Alexandria Allowrie Alma Annandale Argyle Armidale Arncliffe Ashburnham Ashfield Ashfield-Croydon Badgerys Creek Balmain North Balmain South Balranald Bass Hill Bathurst (County) Belmore Belubula Bingara Blayney The Bogan Bondi Boorowa Botany Bourke Bowral Braidwood Broken Hill Bulli Burrangong Burragorang Burrendong Burrinjuck Burwood Byron Camperdown Carcoar Carlingford Casino Castlereagh Central Cumberland Clyde Cobar Collaroy Concord Condoublin Cook and Westmoreland Cook's River Coonamble Corrimal Corowa Cowra Croydon Cumberland Cumberland Boroughs Cumberland (North Riding) Cumberland (South Riding) The Darling Darlington Deniliquin Dulwich Hill Durham Earlwood East Camden Eastern Suburbs East Macquarie East Maitland Eastwood Eden Eden-Bombala Elizabeth Enmore Ermington Forbes Fuller Georges River Gladesville Glebe Glen Innes Gloucester Gloucester and Macquarie Goldfields North Goldfields South Goldfields West Gordon Gough Grafton Grenfell Gundagai Gunnedah Gwydir Hamilton Hartley Hastings Hastings and Macleay Hastings and Manning Hay Hume Hunter Hurstville Illawarra Ingleburn Inverell Kahibah Kembla King and Georgiana Kirribilli Kurri Kurri Lachlan Lachlan and Lower Darling Leichhardt Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Lower Hunter Lyndhurst Macleay Macquarie Maneroo Manning Marrickville McKell Menai Merrylands Middle Harbour Minchinbury Molong Moorebank Moree Morpeth Moruya Mosman Mudgee Munmorah Murray-Darling Murrumbidgee Murwillumbah Namoi Narellan Narrabri Nepean Neutral Bay Newcastle East Newcastle West New England New England and Macleay Newtown-Annandale Newtown-Camperdown Newtown-Erskine Newtown-St Peters Northcott North Eastern Boroughs North Sydney Northumberland Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland Boroughs Paddington Paddington-Waverley Patrick's Plains Paterson Peats Petersham Phillip Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh Port Jackson Pyrmont Queanbeyan Quirindi Raleigh Randwick Redfern Richmond Robertson Rous Roxburgh Rozelle Rylstone St George St Leonards St Marys St Vincent Sherbrooke Shoalhaven Singleton Smithfield Southern Boroughs Southern Highlands South Sydney Sturt Surry Hills Sutherland Sydney Hamlets Temora Tenterfield The Hills Toongabbie Tuggerah Tumut United Counties of Murray and St Vincent Uralla-Walcha Wammerawa Waratah Warringah Waterloo Waverley Wellington Wellington and Bligh Wellington (County) Wentworth Wentworthville West Camden West Macquarie West Maitland Western Boroughs Western Suburbs Wickham Wilcannia Williams Willyama Windsor Wollombi Wollongong-Kembla Woollahra Woronora Wynyard Yaralla Yass Yass Plains Young
Sydney City	Bligh Darling Harbour Darlinghurst East Sydney King Sydney City Sydney-Belmore Sydney-Bligh Sydney-Cook Sydney-Denison Sydney-Fitzroy Sydney-Flinders Sydney-Gipps Sydney-King Sydney-Lang Sydney-Phillip Sydney-Pyrmont University of Sydney West Sydney
Queensland	Brisbane Burnett Clarence and Darling Downs Darling Downs East Moreton Ipswich Lachlan and Lower Darling Leichhardt, Queensland Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis Stanley Boroughs Stanley County West Moreton

v t e Members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Legislative Assembly	1856–1858 1858–1859 1859–1860 1860–1864 1864–1869 1869–1872 1872–1874 1874–1877 1877–1880 1880–1882 1882–1885 1885–1887 1887–1889 1889–1891 1891–1894 1894–1895 1895–1898 1898–1901 1901–1904 1904–1907 1907–1910 1910–1913 1913–1917 1917–1920 1920–1922 1922–1925 1925–1927 1927–1930 1930–1932 1932–1935 1935–1938 1938–1941 1941–1944 1944–1947 1947–1950 1950–1953 1953–1956 1956–1959 1959–1962 1962–1965 1965–1968 1968–1971 1971–1973 1973–1976 1976–1978 1978–1981 1981–1984 1984–1988 1988–1991 1991–1995 1995–1999 1999–2003 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2019 2019–2023
Legislative Council	1823–1843 1843–1851 1851–1856 1856–1861 1861–1864 1864–1869 1869–1872 1872–1874 1874–1877 1877–1880 1880–1882 1882–1885 1885–1887 1887–1889 1889–1891 1891–1894 1894–1895 1895–1898 1898–1901 1901–1904 1904–1907 1907–1910 1910–1913 1913–1917 1917–1920 1920–1922 1922–1925 1925–1927 1927–1930 1930–1932 1932–1934 1934–1937 1937–1940 1940–1943 1943–1946 1946–1949 1949–1952 1952–1955 1955–1958 1958–1961 1961–1964 1964–1967 1967–1970 1970–1973 1973–1976 1976–1978 1978–1981 1981–1984 1984–1988 1988–1991 1991–1995 1995–1999 1999–2003 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2019 2019–2023

Electoral district of Balranald

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Members for Balranald

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