Electoral results for the district of Willyama

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Willyama, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had one incarnation, from 1913 to 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1913   Jabez Wright Labor
1917

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Willyama [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jabez Wright 3,38164.6-8.7
Ind. Nationalist Brian Doe 1,85135.4+35.4
Total formal votes5,23299.5+1.8
Informal votes240.5−1.8
Turnout 5,25659.2−3.6
Labor hold Swing -8.7

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Willyama [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jabez Wright 4,32773.3
Independent Liberal William Ferguson 1,02917.4
Independent Walter Wright5459.2
Total formal votes5,90197.7
Informal votes1372.3
Turnout 6,03862.8
Labor win(new seat)

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Willyama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. Green, Antony. "1917 Willyama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1913 Willyama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.