Electoral district of Murray

Murray
New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
Murray; New South Wales—Legislative Assembly
	Interactive map of district boundaries from the 2023 state election
State	New South Wales
Dates current	1859–1999; 2015–present
MP	Helen Dalton
Party	Independent
Namesake	Murray River
Electors	55,784 (2019)
Area	107,362.20 km2 (41,452.8 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
	Electorates around Murray:

Last updated October 25, 2024

Murray (The Murray until 1910) is an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Murray is a regional electorate lying in the southwestern corner of the state. It encompasses several local government areas, namely Wentworth Shire, Balranald Shire, Carrathool Shire, the City of Griffith, Leeton Shire, Hay Shire, Murrumbidgee Shire, Murray River Council, Edward River Council and Berrigan Shire.^[1]

History

Murray was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1880, returning two members from 1880 to 1894, returning to a single member electorate from 1894 to 1920. The district created in 1859 included the districts surrounding the towns of Deniliquin, Moama and Moulamein.^[2] It was substantially re-created in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.^[3] The member for The Murray from 1894 to 1904 was James Hayes who was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election.^[4]

The district re-created in 1904 consisted of the abolished seat of Wentworth and parts of The Lachlan and the abolished seat of Hay.^[5]^[6] The member for Wentworth was Robert Scobie (Labour).^[7] The member for The Lachlan was James Carroll (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested that seat. The member for Hay was Frank Byrne who did not contest the election.

From 1920 to 1927 it returned three members, having merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga, voting by proportional representation. It returned to being a single-member electorate from 1927. Murray was abolished in 1999 when it was merged with Broken Hill to create Murray-Darling.^[8]

Murray was recreated for the 2015 state election, combining the southern part of the abolished district of Murray-Darling and the western part of the abolished district of Murrumbidgee.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Members for Murray

First incarnation (1859–1999)
Single member (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
	John Hay	None	1859–1864
	Robert Landale		1864–1869
	Patrick Jennings		1869–1872
	William Hay		1872–1877
	Robert Barbour		1877–1880
Two members (1880–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Hay	None	1880–1882		Alexander Wilson	None	1880–1885
	Robert Barbour		1882–1887		Alexander Wilson	None	1880–1885
			1882–1887		John Chanter	None	1885–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1894		John Chanter	Protectionist	1887–1894
Single member (1894–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	James Hayes	Protectionist	1894–1901
	James Hayes	Progressive	1901–1904
	Robert Scobie	Labour	1904–1917
	Robert Scobie	Nationalist	1917–1917
	Brian Doe	Nationalist	1917–1920
Three members (1920–1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	George Beeby	Progressive	1920–1920		William O'Brien	Labor	1920–1925		Richard Ball	Nationalist	1920–1927
	Matthew Kilpatrick	Progressive	1920–1925		William O'Brien	Labor	1920–1925
		Country	1925—1927		Vern Goodin	Labor	1925–1927
		Country	1925—1927		Vern Goodin	Independent	1927–1927
Single member (1927–1999)
Member		Party	Term
	Mat Davidson	Labor	1927–1930
	John Donovan	Labor	1930–1932
	Joe Lawson	Country	1932–1968
	Joe Lawson	Independent	1968–1973
	Mary Meillon	Liberal	1973–1980
	Tim Fischer	National	1980–1984
	Jim Small	National	1985–1999

Second incarnation (2015–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Adrian Piccoli	National	2015–2017
	Austin Evans	National	2017–2019
	Helen Dalton	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	2019–2022
	Helen Dalton	Independent	2022–present

Election results

2023 New South Wales state election: Murray^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Helen Dalton	24,824	50.2	+50.2
	National	Peta Betts	12,974	26.3	−8.4
	Labor	Max Buljubasic	4,124	8.3	−0.7
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Desiree Gregory	2,369	4.8	−33.3
	Legalise Cannabis	Adrian Carle	1,840	3.7	+3.7
	Ind. Riverina State	David Landini	1,207	2.4	+0.3
	Greens	Amelia King	913	1.8	−0.8
	Public Education	Kevin Farrell	446	0.9	+0.9
	Sustainable Australia	Michael Florance	404	0.8	−0.3
	Independent	Greg Adamson	314	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			49,415	96.8	+0.7
Informal votes			1,631	3.2	−0.7
Turnout			51,046	86.3	−1.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Peta Betts	17,003	72.1	−2.7
	Labor	Max Buljubasic	6,570	27.9	+2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Helen Dalton	27,260	66.0	+66.0
	National	Peta Betts	14,035	34.0	−13.2
	Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers

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References

↑ "Murray". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "Electoral law amendment bill". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 July 1858. p. 11. Retrieved 16 December 2019– via Trove.
↑ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
↑ "Mr James Hayes (1831-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
↑ "Proposed new Electoral Districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 158. 18 March 1904. p. 2340. Retrieved 10 December 2019– via Trove.
↑ "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3238. Retrieved 10 December 2019– via Trove.
↑ "Mr Robert Scobie (2) (1848-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2019.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 December 2019.
↑ "Overview of Determinations". NSW 2013 Redistribution. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016.
↑ "Murray- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 December 2019.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
↑ LA First Preference: Murray, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
↑ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Murray, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[1] "Murray". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[2] "Electoral law amendment bill". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 July 1858. p. 11. Retrieved 16 December 2019– via Trove.

[3] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[James_Hayes_NSW_parl-4] "Mr James Hayes (1831-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[5] "Proposed new Electoral Districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 158. 18 March 1904. p. 2340. Retrieved 10 December 2019– via Trove.

[6] "Notice of final electoral districts". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 227. 22 April 1904. p. 3238. Retrieved 10 December 2019– via Trove.

[Robert_Scobie_2_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Robert Scobie (2) (1848-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2019.

[Green_Murray-8] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[2013_Redistribution-9] "Overview of Determinations". NSW 2013 Redistribution. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016.

[10] "Murray- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[11] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[12] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[13] LA First Preference: Murray, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[14] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Murray, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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