Electoral district of Mosman

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Mosman was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into North Shore. Mosman was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1991.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members for Mosman

First incarnation (1913–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Percy Colquhoun	Liberal Reform	1913–1917
	Percy Colquhoun	Nationalist	1917–1920

Single-member (1927–1991)
Member		Party	Term
	Richard Arthur	Nationalist	1927–1932
	Herbert Lloyd	United Australia	1932–1941
	Donald Macdonald	Independent	1941–1947
	Pat Morton	Liberal	1947–1972
	David Arblaster	Liberal	1972–1984
	Phillip Smiles	Liberal	1984–1991

Election results

1988 New South Wales state election: Mosman ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Smiles	21,084	73.9	+16.6
	Labor	Catherine Stanhope	7,463	26.1	+6.6
Total formal votes			28,547	96.9	-1.5
Informal votes			924	3.1	+1.5
Turnout			29,471	90.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.6

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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 12 December 2019.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "1988 Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 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 12 December 2019.

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

[Green_Mosman-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[Results_of_the_1988_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1988_Mosman-4] Green, Antony. "1988 Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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Electoral district of Mosman

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Members for Mosman

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