Electoral district of Byron

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Byron was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1913, replacing Rous, and named after Cape Byron. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Byron absorbed Lismore and Clarence and elected three members. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, it was redivided into the single-member electorates of Byron, Lismore and Clarence. In 1988, Byron was replaced by Ballina and Murwillumbah. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Byron

Single-member (1913–1920)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Perry Liberal Reform 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920
Three members (1920–1927)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Tom Swiney Labor 1920–1922  George Nesbitt Nationalist 1920–1925  Stephen Perdriau Progressive 1920–1922
  William Missingham Progressive 1922–1927  Nationalist 1922–1925
  Robert Gillies Labor 1925–1927  Frederick Stuart Progressive 1925–1927
Single-member (1927—1988)
MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Budd Country 1927–1944
  Stanley Stephens Country 1944–1973
  Jack Boyd Country 1973–1984
  Don Beck National 1984–1988

Election results

1984 New South Wales state election: Byron [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Don Beck 15,86045.4-6.8
Labor Lyle Robb14,58641.8-2.1
Independent Alan Mountain1,7044.9+4.9
Democrats Kenneth Nicholson1,6314.7+0.8
Independent James Mangleson1,1333.2+3.2
Total formal votes34,91498.1+0.7
Informal votes6581.9-0.7
Turnout 35,57289.5-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Beck 17,43150.8-3.5
Labor Lyle Robb16,85049.2+3.5
National hold Swing -3.5

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References

  1. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Byron". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1984 Byron". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.