Electoral results for the district of Moruya

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Moruya, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   William Millard Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Moruya.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Moruya   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 95665.6+12.5
Independent Joynton Smith 44030.2
Progressive Theophilus Cox624.3-42.1
Total formal votes1,45899.6+0.5
Informal votes60.4-0.5
Turnout 1,46470.6-2.2
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Moruya.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Moruya   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Millard 81253.0
National Federal Albert Chapman 70946.3
Independent John Brogan100.7
Total formal votes1,53199.1
Informal votes140.9
Turnout 1,54572.8
Free Trade hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Moruya.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Moruya   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Millard 73356.8
Protectionist William Boot55743.2
Total formal votes1,29099.6
Informal votes50.4
Turnout 1,29571.7
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Moruya.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Moruya   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Millard 70844.4
Protectionist Henry Clarke 44828.1
Ind. Protectionist William Boot33921.3
Ind. Protectionist John Brogan493.1
Ind. Protectionist John Roseby 412.6
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Garrard100.6
Total formal votes1,59598.8
Informal votes191.2
Turnout 1,61483.5
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mr William Millard (1844–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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