Electoral district of Sydney-Flinders

Last updated April 13, 2025

Sydney-Flinders was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney from part of the electoral district of South Sydney and named after maritime explorer Matthew Flinders.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was in the Surry Hills area, bounded by Riley Street, Oxford Street, South Dowling Street, Nobbs Street, Davies Street and Tudor Street.^[4]^[5] It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into the electoral district of Surry Hills.

Members for Sydney-Flinders

	Party	Term
Bernhard Wise	Free Trade	1894–1895
Arthur Nelson	Protectionist	1895–1901
Arthur Nelson	Progressive	1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Flinders ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Arthur Nelson	601	34.9	−13.2
	Liberal Reform	John Waine	598	34.8	−3.2
	Ind. Progressive	Ernest Gardner	191	11.1	+2.1
	Independent Liberal	Hezekiah Evers	124	7.2
	Ind. Progressive	James Lawrence	124	7.2
	Labour	Frederick Sommerhoff	82	4.8	-0.0
Total formal votes			1,720	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			14	0.8	−0.2
Turnout			1,734	75.8	+23.4
	Progressive hold

References

↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Flinders". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
↑ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020– via Trove.
↑ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020– via Trove.
↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Flinders". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 March 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 27 October 2020.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[Green_Sydney-Flinders-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Flinders". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[Maps_&_sketches-4] "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020– via Trove.

[Names_&_boundaries-5] "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020– via Trove.

[Results_of_the_1901_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1901_Sydney-Flinders-6] Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Flinders". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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Electoral district of Sydney-Flinders

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Members for Sydney-Flinders

Election results

References