Electoral district of Clyde

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The Clyde was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales which was creating in 1904, named after the Clyde River and replacing Moruya. It was abolished in 1913 and replaced by Bega. [1]

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Members for The Clyde

MemberPartyTerm
  William Millard   [2] Liberal Reform 1904–1913

Election results

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Clyde.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Clyde  [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 2,38259.3
Labour William Tomkins1,62440.4
Independent Samuel Rose90.2
Total formal votes4,01596.9
Informal votes1263.0
Turnout 4,14174.8
Liberal Reform hold 

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Clyde.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: The Clyde  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 1,90253.6
Independent John Keenan83423.5
Labour William Alley81523.0
Total formal votes3,55196.2
Informal votes1413.8
Turnout 3,69269.6
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Clyde.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Clyde  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 2,13261.5
Progressive John Keenan1,33638.5
Total formal votes3,46899.5
Informal votes190.5
Turnout 3,48762.2
Liberal Reform win(new seat)
The Clyde was a new seat which absorbed the whole of whole of the abolished seat of Moruya and parts of the abolished seats of Braidwood and The Shoalhaven. The member for Moruya was William Millard (Liberal Reform). The member for The Shoalhaven was Mark Morton (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested Allowrie. The member for Braidwood was Albert Chapman (Progressive) who did not contest the election.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mr William Millard (1844–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 The Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 The Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 The Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2019.


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