Electoral district of Western Suburbs

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Western Suburbs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's inner western suburbs. It was created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Leichhardt, Marrickville and Petersham. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Ashfield, Burwood, Croydon, Leichhardt and Marrickville. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Western Suburbs

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Carlo Lazzarini Labor 1920–1927  Edward McTiernan Labor 1920–1927  Tom Hoskins Nationalist 1920–1927  Sydney Shillington Nationalist 1920–1922  James Wilson Progressive 1920–1922
  John Ness Nationalist 1922–1927  Nationalist 1922–1925
  Milton Jarvie Nationalist 1925–1927

Election results

1925 New South Wales state election: Western Suburbs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 8,320
Nationalist John Ness (elected 2)9,01618.1+1.9
Nationalist Tom Hoskins (elected 4)6,97514.0-2.4
Nationalist Milton Jarvie (elected 5)3,9808.0+8.0
Nationalist Henry Morton2,4434.9+4.9
Nationalist William Simpson 1,8653.7+0.6
Labor Edward McTiernan (elected 1)11,23922.5+3.2
Labor Carlo Lazzarini (elected 3)7,69715.4+1.3
Labor Barney Olde 7741.6+1.6
Labor James Troy6491.3+1.3
Labor Roger Ryan990.2+0.2
Independent Alexander Huie 3,9768.0+2.6
Protestant Labor Frederick Armstrong5781.2+1.2
Protestant Labor Alfred Millington4901.0+1.0
Majority Labor John Cain1330.3+0.3
Total formal votes49,91497.5+0.6
Informal votes1,2532.5-0.6
Turnout 51,16770.7-3.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 24,27948.6-9.3
Labor 20,45841.0+5.0
Independent Alexander Huie 3,9768.0+8.0
Protestant Labor 1,0682.1+2.1
Majority Labor 1330.3+0.3

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1925 Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.