Electoral district of North Sydney

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North Sydney was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Created in 1927, it replaced part of the multi-member electorate of North Shore, and was named after and included the Sydney suburb of North Sydney. It was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced by Kirribilli. [1]

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Members for North Sydney

MemberPartyPeriod
  Ernest Marks [2] Nationalist 1927–1930
  Ben Howe [3] Labor 1930–1932
  Hubert Primrose [4] United Australia 1932–1941
  James Geraghty [5] Labor 1941–1950
  Independent Labor 1950–1953
  Ray Maher [6] Labor 1953–1962

Election results

1959 New South Wales state election: North Sydney [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ray Maher 10,69449.8
Liberal Russell Newton9,51344.3
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick8994.2
Independent Francis Ferry3771.7
Total formal votes21,48397.6
Informal votes5262.4
Turnout 22,00993.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ray Maher 11,02651.3
Liberal Russell Newton10,45748.7
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of North Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. "Mr Ernest Samuel Marks (1872–1947)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. "Mr Benjamin Howe". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Mr Hubert Leslie Primrose (1882–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Mr James Leo Geraghty (1896–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. "The Hon. Raphael Septimus Maher (1911 - 1966)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. Green, Antony. "1959 North Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.