Electoral district of Queanbeyan

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Queanbeyan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1859 to 1913, in the Queanbeyan area. It replaced parts of the electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of Southern Boroughs. It was merged with the electoral district of Monaro in 1913, [1] [2] [3] when much of its former territory had been absorbed in the Australian Capital Territory.

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Members for Queanbeyan

MemberPartyTerm
  William Forster [4] None 1859–1860
  William Redman None 1860–1864
  Leopold Fane De Salis None 1864–1869
  William Forster [4] None 1869–1872
  Leopold William De Salis None 1872–1874
  John Wright None 1874–1877
  James Thompson [5] None 1877–1881
  Thomas Rutledge None 1881–1882
  George De Salis None 1882–1885
  Edward O'Sullivan None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
  Alan Millard Liberal Reform 1904–1906
  Granville Ryrie [6] Liberal Reform 1906–1910
  John Cusack [7] Labor 1910–1913

Election results

1910 New South Wales state election: Queanbeyan [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cusack 2,52250.99
Liberal Reform Joseph Roberts2,42449.01
Total formal votes4,94697.63
Informal votes1202.37
Turnout 5,06675.29
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. "Mr James Banford Thompson (1832 - 1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. "Colonel Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865 - 1937)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. "Mr John Joseph Cusack (1868–1956)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. Green, Antony. "1910 Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 August 2019.