Electoral district of Sydney-Gipps

Last updated April 13, 2025

Sydney-Gipps was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 in inner Sydney, replacing part of the former multi-member electorate of West Sydney, and named after Governor George Gipps.^[1]^[2]^[3] It included the Rocks, west of George Street and generally north of Margaret Street.^[4]^[5] It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into Darling Harbour.

Members for Sydney-Gipps

	Party	Term
George Black	Independent Labour	1894–1895
George Black	Labour	1895–1898
Wilfred Spruson	National Federal	1898–1901
William Daley	Labor	1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Gipps ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Daley	981	53.5	+4.5
	Ind. Progressive	Wilfred Spruson	655	35.7	−14.6
	Liberal Reform	Elliot Johnson	197	10.8
Total formal votes			1,833	98.9	−0.4
Informal votes			21	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			1,854	64.4	+4.8
	Labour gain from Progressive

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-Gipps". 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-Gipps". 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-Gipps-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Gipps". 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-Gipps-6] Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Gipps". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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Electoral district of Sydney-Gipps

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Members for Sydney-Gipps

Election results

References