Electoral district of Molong

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Molong was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and named after and including Molong. [1] [2] [3] The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90, [4] and the district was divided between the districts of Ashburnham, Belubula and Orange. [5]

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Members for Molong

MemberPartyPeriod
  Andrew Ross None1880–1887
  Ind. Protectionist 1887–1889
  Protectionist 1889–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  Independent Liberal 1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Molong [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Andrew Ross 67155.2+10.6
Liberal Reform John Withington 54444.8+13.6
Total formal votes1,21599.1-0.1
Informal votes110.9+0.1
Turnout 1,22656.6-4.9
Progressive hold 

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Molong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. "Dr Andrew Ross (1829-1910)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News . 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1901 Molong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 March 2020.